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Re: Andymark Churros
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Originally Posted by hrench
Simpler math that we can teach kids. So they can learn STEM, not trial and error.
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Trial and error is a integral part of STEM, though. It's always worth considering to what degree the problem at hand is worth modeling, and to what degree you should just try stuff and see what works. Reality is a really good simulator  .
We should certainly teach math when it is relevant and useful, but it is foolish to write off trail and error as "unscientific." After all, empiricism is pretty much the fundamental idea behind all of science.
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