17 May 2022 3:19 pm
I believe I said the exact same thing you are saying. Go back and re-read what I said.impartialobserver » 17 May 2022, 3:09 pm » wrote: ↑
Hate to tell you but teaching to the test does not work. Yes, rote memorization has its place but if you want someone to really understand a concept and be able to apply it in different settings.. you have to teach process not result. Teaching to the test gives the student a very narrow view of the concept... step away from that perfectly manicured framework and they are clueless.
Before you can teach processes, your students often need to learn rote memorization. With simple math, it's the tables. You can teach algebra all day long, but if kids don't memorize the formula for the quadratic equation, factoring formulas, matrix formulas etc, how do you even get into higher level algebra?