Kirill Illenkov Kirill Illenkov

WHY AMERICA SUCKS AT MATH

Americans are unhappy with the education system in the US. Less than 50% of our population showed satisfaction with K-12 education. Major changes in our system are necessary for us to progress as a nation.

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Kirill Illenkov Kirill Illenkov

Proclivity vs Performance In The World's Job Market

One third of college students who entered college to earn their bachelor’s degree changed their major at least once during their college career based on a study done by the National Center for Education Statistics. One-third! That is a massive amount of students that were not 100% certain about finishing the major they started with.

The big question is: why did so many students change their majors?

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Kirill Illenkov Kirill Illenkov

Kids Don't Hate Math

Math isn’t too “hard”, either! Kids of any age and ability level will love math if they’re receiving excellent instruction.

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Kirill Illenkov Kirill Illenkov

The Forgetting Curve & American Education

Psychologist Herman Ebbinghaus discovered that without reinforcement or connection to previous knowledge “roughly 56% of information is forgotten in one hour, 66% after a day, and 75% after six days.” He called this the forgetting curve.

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