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September 27, 2005
Journalists aren't numerate? Who knew....
Five-year-olds can use their intuitive math abilities to solve problems, a new study finds. Reader Nels Nelson points out the news story describes math as "torture" and tedious. Well, people who find math easy generally don't become journalists.
"Math, pre-torture," joannejacobs.com, September 26, 2005
In the story cited, here's what the reporter wrote:
In the United States, a child's first encounter with math is often in elementary school, and for some, perfecting the ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide will be a long and torturous process.
Thank goodness the reporter who wrote that isn't writing for a "scientific" periodical or web site or anything ... whoops ...
"Math Made Easy: Study Reveals 5-year-olds' Innate Ability," by Ker Than, LiveScience Staff Writer, LiveScience.com, September 15, 2005
Posted at September 27, 2005 06:13 AM | Categories: Ignorance
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