I read, "Can't We Just Memorize a Formula to Plug Stuff Into?" by Karl Fisch. This talks about how in math it is important to think and explore the many different ideas to solving a problem, instead of skipping to the final formula and plugging in numbers. This matters to myself, education and the world. First this matters to myself because I notice that during math in particular, I have this type of mind set. Instead of exploring all the possibilities, I just skip to the end. Fisch goes on to say, “Our more important goal is for you to open your minds and be willing to explore ideas.” For me I found that exploring the different ways of doing things helps me understand information more successfully. In addition this matters to education because the article shares a passage from Scott Berkun and his book The Myths of Innovation. His passage talks about how one day while in sitting a park, he observed a small child playing with Silly Putty and Legos. During that time he noticed how many ideas the young boy came up with in just 10 minutes. I think that is how the minds of teenagers in high school should operate. Rather than plugging numbers into a formula, it should be a fun journey through a vast amount of knowledge, not memorizing formulas and plugging numbers into. Lastly this matters to the world because now more than ever, students need to be equipped with the ability to test and solve all the different possibilities to a situation. Rather than once again memorizing formulas to plug stuff into, our minds must be open to learning all the different possibilities to solving problems. In conclusion, “Can’t We Just Memorize a Formula to Plug Stuff Into?” is an article that is important to myself education and the, world.
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