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The Learning Cycle Pie Chart

April 24, 2018

A pie chart of learning math: half boring trivialities, half terrifying nonsense, and a thin sliver of what you're just now understanding.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-04-24-the-learning-cycle-pie-chart/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
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[Title] "MATH: THE LEARNING CYCLE"

[Pie chart] "boring trivialities" (half) · "terrifying nonsense" (half) · tiny sliver: "what you're just now making sense of"

Topics
Statistics › Data DisplaysStatistics › Pie ChartsMath Culture › TeachingMath Culture › Learning & Memory
Level
Middle SchoolHigh SchoolAll Ages
Themes
Student LifeVisual ExplanationsGrowth Mindset