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The hidden gifts of visual thinking with Temple Grandin

The TED Interview

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Is There a Blocking Effect in Algebra?

"Algebra is kind of this blocking effect in people progressing to a high school," he says. "People that think the way I do have a really hard time with algebra, because there's nothing to visualize." He argues geometry and trig are actually easier for them, because they're more spatial.

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