: "What do you mean? That's exactly what word problems have always been about. My generation (X) despised and dreaded them, and our ability to apply math in real-world situations sucks. For Z and Alpha, this is *most* of their math, and they are learning better than we did."

@ironica.bsky.social

What do you mean? That's exactly what word problems have always been about. My generation (X) despised and dreaded them, and our ability to apply math in real-world situations sucks. For Z and Alpha, this is *most* of their math, and they are learning better than we did.

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BoRIS the WIZARD🧙‍♂️ @boristhewizard.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 23:31 UTC

No word problems never been this bad before. Everyone does hate word problems. But this isn't even in a math worded formula.

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Kara @karaboo.bsky.social
[ View ] May 29, 2024 at 23:39 UTC

This word problem is basically asking what 42/7 is, it's not asking you to think about it, or even to know how to calculate an hourly wage into a month's pay. It's asking what 42/7 is.

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