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minus-squarefrezik@midwest.socialhexbear13·7 months agoThe metric system should be redone in base 12, and RPN should be the norm for teaching arithmetic. linkfedilink
minus-squarefrezik@midwest.socialhexbear8·7 months agoSee elsewhere in the thread, but basically because of the ease of dividing whole numbers. linkfedilink
minus-squareGreenTeaRedFlag [any]hexbear2·edit-27 months agotwelve phalanges makes four digits, use the thumb to count. Also prettier. link
minus-squareCrushKillDestroySwaghexbear1·edit-27 months agoYes. Also everyone should be required to learn how to use a slide rule before they ever get given a calculator - I think that seeing how the numbers relate to each other on a physical device can help students conceptualize them better. link
The metric system should be redone in base 12, and RPN should be the norm for teaching arithmetic.
Why base 12?
See elsewhere in the thread, but basically because of the ease of dividing whole numbers.
twelve phalanges makes four digits, use the thumb to count. Also prettier.
Yes. Also everyone should be required to learn how to use a slide rule before they ever get given a calculator - I think that seeing how the numbers relate to each other on a physical device can help students conceptualize them better.