Subject: Innovation

Posted by Alex Leus on 11/30/2010
In Reply To:Innovation Posted by Richard Turnock on 11/30/2010

Message:

Richard,
How do you get a teacher interested in SD when they have a Honors Algebra 2 class that does not know how to simplify a radical, but they know how to punch the numbers in a calculator? In fact, that is becoming a huge problem, the kids use the calculator and really do not understand what they are doing, garbage-in, garbage-out. I am a firm believer of technology, but wisdom takes place when we balance technology with understanding basic mathematical rules etc.. I do not have the answer. I am listening and trying my best to learn from the people on this web site who know a lot more then I do. I am a big believer of SD, I am a retired Control Systems Engineer and love system dynamics from the machine to the human system. The kids I tutor would die without a calculator, they do not even know how to add fractions without using a calculator. This is what our high school teachers are dealing with. Try teaching Algebra 2 or SD to these kids. Thank you for hearing me out. I really want to be a positive force for SD, but I do not know how to get started in such a high school environment that I just mentioned.
Cheers,
Alex