Math Is Math

Az oktatásnak (és itt elsődlegesen most a matematikára gondolok) nem az az elsődleges funkciója hogy örömet okozzon. Az élet nem fog minden cselekedetünkre "jó munka volt" szavakkal válaszolni.
Az sokkal fontosabb hogy megtanítsa a felnövekvő ifjúságot a problémák megoldására. Ezt pedig nem lehet úgy elérni hogy leegyszerűsítjük a problémákat, és hamis elvárásokat kódolunk az ifjúságba.
A magas mérce megőrzése nélkülözhetetlen a valóságra való nevelés során. Az igazi fejlődést a kitartásra, a becsületességre, a kíváncsiságra, az időbeosztás fejlesztésére, a gondolkodás fejlesztésére, tiszteletre, élet közeli feladatok elvégzésére kell alapozni sok más alapvető képesség mellett.
A matematika egy kiváló eszköz arra hogy probléma központú, nem
érzelmekre alapozott, megfontolt és előrelátó ifjúságra hagyjuk a
bolygónkat.

The primary function of education (and here I am thinking primarily of mathematics) is not to please. Life will not respond to our every action with the words "well done".
It is more important to teach the growing youth to solve problems. This can't be achieved by simplifying problems and encoding false
expectations into youth.
Maintaining high standards is essential in educating for reality. Real
progress must be based on perseverance, honesty, curiosity, developing time management, developing thinking, respect, and performing life tasks, among many other basic skills.

Mathematics is an excellent tool for leaving our planet to
problem-centered, non-emotional, thoughtful and visionary youth.

Great Pyramid

The curiosity of open-minded scientists will likely be sparked for decades to come as unanswered questions continue to emerge. One theory gaining traction is that the Pyramid of Giza was a structure capable of generating electricity. As research becomes more open and stigma-free, experts in the scientific world are uncovering compelling correlations and evidence to support this theory.

The theory is indeed fascinating. For those intrigued by the subject, several insightful books are available, including
Christopher Dunn's Giza: The Tesla Connection, or The Giza Power Plant,
and James Ernest Brown's Giza's Industrial Complex.

Ultimately, mathematics remains at the heart of this inquiry, as it represents the eternal curious science. 😁🧮✌️

MATH IS MATH.

Place 3 white checkers in squares 1, 2, and 3 of the figure, and 3 black ones on squares 5, 6, and 7. Shift the white checkers to the squares occupied by the black ones and vica versa. You may move a checker forward to the adjacent unoccupied square, if any. You may jump a checker forward over an adjacent checker into the vacant square. The solution requires 15 moves.

Source: The Moscow Puzzles👍🧮
The solution will be posted in a few days.
Solution is in the comments. ✌️😁

I read something today I'd like to share, because I think it is related to education.

One of the principles of our lives is the David Dunning-Justin Kruger effect.
"The Dunning-Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which people wrongly overestimate their knowledge or ability in a specific area. This tends to occure because a lack of self- awareness prevents them from actually assessing their own skills.

Confidence is so highly prized that many people would rather pretend to be smart or skilled than risk looking inadequate and losing face. Even smart people can be effected by the Dunning-Kruger effect because having intelligence isn'tthe same thing as learning and developing a specific skill. Many individuals mistakenly believe that their experience and skills in one particular area are transferable to another.

The D-K effect results in what's known as a " double curse:" Not only do people perform poorly, but they are not selfe-aware enough to judge themselves accurately - and are thus unlikely to learn and grow."

" [Psychologytoday.com Dunning-Kruger Effect]

I see a lot of great math programs all around the world. Why do some programs in a certain country or region do very well, but not in others?
I think it depends on the students' cultural background.
For example, a teaching method that works with disciplined, interested students who respect their parents, elders, and teachers won't work with students who are not disciplined, not interested, and don't respect their parents, elders, and teachers.
If we want to improve our education system, we have to start by establishing basic rules and consequences for students. Parents need to understand that they are responsible for their children's behavior and shouldn't blame everything on the school system and teachers.
We also need to make sure teachers are respected and trusted.
We need to raise the bar at every level of education.

Mean performance in Mathematics in PISA 2022.
Singapore:575
Hong Kong: 540
Japan:536
Korea:527
USA:465

It seems that some Asian education systems work better.

For example in Hong Kong:
17% of students do not listen to what the teacher says (OECD average: 30%); US 23%; Japan 6%.
16% of students get distracted using digital devices (OECD average: 30%); US 30%; Japan 5%.
and 15% get distracted by other students who are using digital devices (OECD average: 25%); US 20%; Japan 4%.
On average across OECD countries, students were less likely to report getting distracted using digital devices when the use of cell phones on school premises is banned.

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