TEDGlobal 2010: Teaching kids real math with computers by Conrad Wolfram
Geschreven op 16-11-2010 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in EducatieFrom rockets to stock markets, many of humanity’s most thrilling creations are powered by math. So why do kids lose interest in it? Conrad Wolfram says the part of math we teach — calculation by hand — isn’t just tedious, it’s mostly irrelevant to real mathematics and the real world. He presents his radical idea: teaching kids math through computer programming.