More science, less drama: IT pros defend engineering careers

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Congrats, samiamy, on finding the right class/teacher “Russian Math physics professors”.
Russians teach math the way that it is not actually possible to forget it even if you are not using it in your profession. They teach UNDERSTANDING, not memorization, ability to think logically and knowing very few math fact derive whatever you need to solve the problem. Then physics and chemistry is taught for many years starting in 6th grade all thru HS and it all based on math. The level of science is linked to the level of math in grade.

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<p>You’ve got it. What I’ve seen in our schools is teaching the mechanics of math as opposed to understanding the underlying principles. And who is teaching this? Teachers whom themselves don’t understand the principles of mathematics, only the mechanics. And this is not just necessary to understand the principles at the high school level, but all the way down to basic arithmetic taught in elementary school. </p>

<p>We’d be better off requiring college students wanting to be teachers to take a class in basic mathematical principles (how do addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, numbering systems, etc work) instead of the “college math” (i.e. pre-calc) they are required to take today.</p>

<p>This is not rocket science here, folks.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, we as a people fear math and that fear comes out in how we approach math with our children. And it shouldn’t be. It shouldn’t be labled as difficult. You shouldn’t say “Just memorize your multiplication tables to get through 3rd grade.”</p>

<p>We are just afraid to face up to the fact that we are afraid of math. :(</p>