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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago (12 children)

But, you know, he not only discovered that it doesn't move if you don't move it, but that even if you do try to move it, it will resist your attempt to do so (which really like broke my brain when I first learned it, and still kinda do even now).

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Schools will happily drill the 3 newtonian laws of motion in one ear and out the other in literally every science class. But when it comes to actually teaching understanding, nothing but crickets.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are three states of matter

THERE ARE THREE STATES OF MATTER

BTW there are 4 states of matter.

Actually there's like 20 states of matter.

Public science education strikes again.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago

Telling children there are 3 states of matter is much easier than telling them about Frank Hobarts 2-stage triple balance beam phase plasma and how it only exists when the sun and the moon align during an eclipse while you sing Ave Maria

Learning how to teach without overwhelming people is extremely important.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lie-to-children

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Easy change, "let's learn three states of matter" vs "there are three states of matter"

Shit like this is why people still think Pluto's a planet. God forbid a kid get curious about whether there's more than 3 states. Might as well throw the whole kid away at that point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Overwhelming children is not a good idea.

I wouldnt teach sin to a group of children I'm trying to teach basic addition to. Heck, it's not even a good idea to tell them about negative numbers at that point.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The problem is the complete and often militant refusal to ever build upon anything, ever

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