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Protest for Mechanical Procedures

2015

Protesters chant for mindless repetition in every math lesson, carrying signs against thinking.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2015-01-01-protest-for-mechanical-procedures/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Leader: "WHAT DO WE WANT?" Crowd: "the soul-numbing repetition of mechanical procedures!"

Leader: "WHEN DO WE WANT IT?" Crowd: "every math lesson!"

[Signs: a crossed-out thought bubble; "Thinking Is Murder!"]

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Math Culture › Procedural vs. Conceptual UnderstandingMath Culture › Math Education Debates
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All Ages
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