Re: Relational Theory & the New Math
From: --CELKO-- <jcelko212_at_earthlink.net>
Date: 16 Oct 2004 07:37:55 -0700
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Date: 16 Oct 2004 07:37:55 -0700
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Remember the Tom Lehrer song "New Math" from THAT WS THE WEEK THAT
WAS?
>> I was teaching future teachers, and I was having some trouble
getting the basics of set theory across to them. When I read of a
guessing game that uses blocks of different colors shapes and sizes,
and three loops of strings that can be used to teach kindergarteners
how to work with Venn diagrams, ... <<
I have a set of those colored foam shapes and I was going to use it for a "remedial SQL" class, but never got the chance :) Hey, it works for people who have trouble with abstractions. Received on Sat Oct 16 2004 - 16:37:55 CEST