Or, for those few that do, tackle it well. It got me to thinking about how there really aren’t a lot of children’s books out there that tackle this subject. It’s hard to make them understand that in a lot of professions, math amongst them, much of the job consists of making mistakes and tinkering for long periods of time before getting to the ultimate solution. Kids today live in an era where it often feels to them that if they don’t get something right the first time then they should just give it up and try something else. Most fascinating was the idea of trial and error. At one point they took it upon themselves to correct some common math-related misunderstandings that have grown over the years. Despite what some might fear, the day was thoroughly fascinating and the mathematicians in attendance made many fine and salient points that I had never thought to consider. I was at a conference of math enthusiasts the other day to discuss kids and the state of math related children’s books.
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