Monday, September 21, 2020

Sept 21 Exit Slip

One group wrote that it doesn't make sense to teach relational understanding early in life, making the connection to how people learn languages. I think the language comparison actually makes an argument for teaching relational understanding from an early age - very young children learn how to express ideas verbally much sooner than they learn to use proper grammar, spelling, and syntax. I think something like spelling is more akin to instrumental math, and while it's important to learn when young, it never replaces the goal of being able to communicate (relational understanding. In math, I think young children should build their conceptual understanding at the same time as, or before, they learn instrumental procedures for calculation.

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