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134. Why Do We Still Teach People to Calculate?

People I (Mostly) Admire

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Simulating Real Life Experience in Education

Education should provide accelerated experience for real-life situations by presenting complex models and open-ended assessments. Computational questions that require critical thinking, like evaluating different offers, are crucial to prepare students for real-world challenges. Implementing significant changes in math education is difficult, but achieving success, like Estonia did, can be considered close to a miracle.

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