Our brains are built to intuitively
grasp natural
numbers, we need education to learn about zero and the rest, our brains are built to seek refuge from the unexplainable, the unknown holds some danger, so the brain has mechanisms
of inventing imaginary supernatural creatures to help make
sense of things that are beyond our knowledge and understanding.
They just didn't help my students
grasp key concepts like fraction operations or develop
number sense, and they didn't instill in the children a deep understanding
of the meaning behind math or how to apply content knowledge to real - world problems.