Comments on: Why would anyone want to teach calculus to a 7-year-old!?!?! http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:26:57 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: lorimathhead http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-10 lorimathhead Thu, 07 May 2009 08:24:08 +0000 http://mathheadinc.com/blog/?p=92#comment-10 You are so kind. Thank you! You are so kind. Thank you!

]]> By: Maggie http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Maggie Thu, 07 May 2009 08:14:06 +0000 http://mathheadinc.com/blog/?p=92#comment-9 I only encountered Calculus when I went to university and then it was in a very mechanical way. (It has since been incorporated into secondary schools in South Africa) It is the magic fibre of maths- why not teach the kids magic from a young age!!!! I applaud you! I only encountered Calculus when I went to university and then it was in a very mechanical way. (It has since been incorporated into secondary schools in South Africa)

It is the magic fibre of maths- why not teach the kids magic from a young age!!!!

I applaud you!

]]> By: Michelle http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Michelle Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:35:38 +0000 http://mathheadinc.com/blog/?p=92#comment-4 Great post! That teacher obviously has the closed-minded view of calculus as a lot of people do. But not me anymore! (yay!) :-) Great post! That teacher obviously has the closed-minded view of calculus as a lot of people do. But not me anymore! (yay!) :-)

]]> By: RashKath http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-3 RashKath Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:58:13 +0000 http://mathheadinc.com/blog/?p=92#comment-3 I liked your answer "I teach calculus to kids because I can, because they are smart enough to learn it, because it gives them confidence and alleviates their fears about math. They love learning what the “big kids” are learning." Keep up the good work! I liked your answer “I teach calculus to kids because I can, because they are smart enough to learn it, because it gives them confidence and alleviates their fears about math. They love learning what the “big kids” are learning.”
Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Leena http://mathheadinc.com/blog/2009/04/02/why-would-anyone-want-to-teach-calculus-to-a-7-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Leena Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:42:14 +0000 http://mathheadinc.com/blog/?p=92#comment-2 I love your idea! I have always loved calculus but I always hated fractions and percentage and all that. Math is like a cool game when you learn to use letters instead of numbers. I think one of the reasons some people hate math is because it gets too boring at the beginning. We need more people like you! I love your idea!
I have always loved calculus but I always hated fractions and percentage and all that. Math is like a cool game when you learn to use letters instead of numbers.
I think one of the reasons some people hate math is because it gets too boring at the beginning.

We need more people like you!

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