[Blindmath] Math for everyday use

[Sabra Ewing]

I think part of the problem is that math is always presented spatially.teachers are supposed to present things in a variety of ways to include all students in their class including those with low spatial intelligence, but for some reason, it seems that in my experience a lot of math teachers feel they are exempt from this.they present everything using graphs and other spatial methods,well diminishing the importance of or excluding all together message that allows students to do math in a non-spatial format.I do believe everyone should be exposed to Lee is spatial formats of doing mathematics,but teachers should give students with a low spatial intelligence a chance to understand and learn the concepts before incorporating the spatial aspect.i'm not just referring to blind people. I'm referring to the student population as a whole. Mass and the way it is being presented isn't working for a lot of people,and I think that a lot more people could  like and excel at math if more math teachers used a more inclusive teaching approach.in the work world if you use math, but your spatial intelligence is it hi, you will be able to choose the ways of doing what you need to do thatdon't require spatial skills you don't have.graphs for instance are a good example. If you can't make a graph in the workplace or interpret one because you lack the spatial skills, but you can interpret an equation or table of data values, that really won't hold you back because you can use either of those two to make a graph using the computer that someone with good spatial skills can use.

Sabra Ewing

> On Dec 13, 2014, at 6:42 PM, Amanda Lacy via Blindmath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Programming saved me. Else I would have believed I was terrible at math, forever!
> 
> Amanda
>> On 12/13/2014 6:15 PM, Pranav Lal via Blindmath wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Application does appear to be the key. My algebra improved significantly when I
>> taught myself programming in highschool. I wish I had discovered scalable vector
>> graphics at that time which would have helpped with geometry.
>> 
>> Pranav
>> 
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