#New Math

[zenertia]

Literally the first time I ever drew Dr. Reflex before putting him into the New Math animatic MAN, that was a crunch.

But you can thank Angelooney and this interaction for selling me on adding him in it, lol

[Source : Original Twitter Post, 12:43 AM · Mar 27, 2024]

[sailor-hufflepuff]

My daughter is crying because she can’t do her math homework. I try to help, but she says I’m not doing it the way the teacher said to (which I believe, because the directions make NO SENSE to me).

Why do they change math every generation? I remember my mom not being able to help me with my homework, and telling me that her dad couldn’t help her either, because they KEEP CHANGING it to make it “easier and more logical”.

Which. Even if it IS, if the parents can’t help the kids with homework, how will the kids be able to learn? Because this disproportionally affects disadvantaged kids whose parents don’t have the time to learn it themselves, or the money to hire a tutor, or the socioeconomic status to send their kids to a school where the teacher actually has the time to TEACH everything during the day.

[theconcealedweapon]

Maths vs. Making a coffee

There are pros and cons to each method. Some people prefer the old method because it's fewer steps, and trying to go back and forth with the box diagram is confusing. Some people prefer the new method with the box diagram because it's easier to spot a mistake and because you can zone out without losing your place. And some people prefer their own methods because their brains work in unique ways, while other people would consider those methods to be total nonsense.

But this video is one of the worst arguments I've ever seen. If you prefer the old fashioned method, that's reasonable. But you can't accurately compare these two videos shown. One involves someone solving it who already knows how to do it and probably even rehearsed it for the video so they could do it as fast as possible. The other involves a teacher teaching it to a class of elementary school students for the first time and making sure to go slowly enough that every single student has a chance to speak up if they don't understand it. If it was compared to someone using the box diagram who already knew how to do it, it would only take a few extra seconds, and checking your work would be much easier.

I can calculate a date's day of the week in about 5-10 seconds. But if I explained how to do it to a class of elementary school kids, it would take at least a few minutes.

[beardedmrbean]

[p3rson27]

Please Excuse My Fat Ass Sally

[liquidpaperfoundation1]

I think we can all agree that Common Core math would make Tom Lehrer's head explode.

[abbaswift]

not to be a number nerd on main but 2025 (45^2) will be the only square year most of us ever experience. the last one was 1936 and the next one will be 2116

[pinkwhisper1991]

[zenertia]

Just rediscovered this #baldisbasics animation I made back in '19 that was meant to be part of a bigger project. I always thought Tom Lehrer sounded a lot like Baldi, especially when he got around to math, haha I'll definitely be reworking this in Anim8or when I get better at it

[Source : Original Twitter Thread, 1:16 PM · Mar 3, 2024]

[rastronomicals]

7:53 PM EST February 3, 2025:

Tom Lehrer - "New Math" From the album That Was The Year That Was (1965)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

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[squaric-acid]

Forget “New Math”why did they change how toilets work?!

[cloudsnothingelse]

They should make numbers that have a bar rotation, have a number at the end of them

Example = 1.ō7 (it's 1.0-bar-notation7)

[piekhana]

But the old way is so much faster.

[maysrinn]

Sunrise on the reaping 🌅

wanted to draw Lenore Dove and Haymitch with the Gooseys in their moment of peace 🪿 Do not disturb them or u will get the honk!

This is the end of the book by the way I don’t take criticism ò-ó

[onryou-onryou]

Their Dogs Were Astronauts - Contortionist // Official Video (2018)

[beastlyidiocy]

any1 know what kind of dog this is