Comments on: Rethinking Math http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/05/22/rethinking-math/ Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style Thu, 04 Dec 2008 07:25:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Milehimama http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/05/22/rethinking-math/#comment-31742 Milehimama Tue, 22 May 2007 19:50:12 +0000 http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2007/05/22/rethinking-math/#comment-31742 I think that basic algebra and geometry are absolutely necessary. I use it all the time - in my everyday life as mom (being able to find an unknown does come up, quite often!) and also in my working life. I actually ended up being promoted, in part because I could actually do math. I was a temp. secretary working for a metal sales company, but I was able to figure out for the boss whether those arches he had formed from angle were fabbed correctly, how many sheets of 4x8' aluminum might be needed for a project, etc. and ended up office manager with salary and benefits. Even now I use algebra to figure out my price book (contrasting different sizes of different brands) to figuring out how much Tylenol to give my 24 lb. baby if the standard dose is 70 mg/kg of body weight. There is also much to be said for the thinking skills involved, the logical progression, and having to justify your steps via proofs. Good training all the way around. <a href="http://milehimama.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mama Says</a> I think that basic algebra and geometry are absolutely necessary. I use it all the time - in my everyday life as mom (being able to find an unknown does come up, quite often!) and also in my working life. I actually ended up being promoted, in part because I could actually do math. I was a temp. secretary working for a metal sales company, but I was able to figure out for the boss whether those arches he had formed from angle were fabbed correctly, how many sheets of 4×8′ aluminum might be needed for a project, etc. and ended up office manager with salary and benefits.
Even now I use algebra to figure out my price book (contrasting different sizes of different brands) to figuring out how much Tylenol to give my 24 lb. baby if the standard dose is 70 mg/kg of body weight.

There is also much to be said for the thinking skills involved, the logical progression, and having to justify your steps via proofs. Good training all the way around.

Mama Says

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