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How to learn and teach more effectively, with a focus on math.
Framework Framework There’s an implicit misconception that learning is about facts. To be sure, if you surveyed every student and teacher in the nation, not one of them would disagree that there are things besides the facts that matter. But mighty few apply these principles, especially when it matters the most. Educators are aware of this on some level. They ask themselves, “how can we focus on what’s important instead of the facts?” That’s where all the post-modern math curriculums come from. But none of them have bothered to ask, “what’s important?” Value For the sake of argument, let’s say
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