Articles tagged Math
Principles First: The Way to Freedom
by Jill Philbrick
Godly principles abound in math!
Do you have to know every single math equation in the whole wide world as individual pieces of knowledge? No! We learn the rules, we study the questions, and then we can approach any equation to apply the facts we...
The Curious Case of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Distance Formula
by Jonathan
Thursday, 15 March, 2018
categories: Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 15 March, 2018
categories: Classical Christian Education, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Students often view mathematics as merely a collection of formulas they have to memorize, rather than ideas they need to understand. Because of this, students learning mathematics often miss some of the important connections between ideas within mathematics.
Missing...
Calculus for Everyone
by New Saint Andrews
Thursday, 18 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Thursday, 18 January, 2018
categories: Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
The opinions in this article are the author’s and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of Classical Conversations and its leadership, staff, or communities. We are glad to provide a platform for discussion of ideas about classical Christian education in K...
Why Teach Algebra? Part Two
by Jonathan
Monday, 16 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Monday, 16 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
In part one of this article we examined what we are really teaching when we teach mathematics and why it is important. In part two we will explore why practical math alone is not enough.
Tricks Without Understanding
Many of the people who argue against teaching...
Why Teach Algebra? Part One
by Jonathan
Tuesday, 03 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
Tuesday, 03 October, 2017
categories: Articles, Big Ideas: Truth, Beauty, Goodness and more!, Classical Christian Education, College and Post Graduation, Dialectic Stage (ages 12 to 14), Rhetoric Stage (ages 14 to 18)
There has been a growing trend to say that Americans need less algebra education. In The Math Myth, Andrew Hacker argues that algebra and other upper-level high school mathematics like geometry and trigonometry are largely unnecessary for students and can even get in...