QQC Fifteen

Quote:

"Why didn't they teach this to us in school?"

Question:

Why didn't they teach this to us in school?

Comment:

I liked this quote because the first time I was showed this method, all I could wonder was , "Why didn't they teach this to us in school?" I think there are a few answers to this question. It could have been that the right to left method is more linear, where you don't have to break the problem up to solve it, so it takes up less space on paper. It could be to encourage kids to use scratch paper, otherwise they might do everything in their head. It could be that the left to right method isn't quite as exact as the right to left. Or, it could have to do with the 10,000 hour rule. If it takes the average person almost two to three times longer to do the right to left method than the left to right, maybe they can achieve those 10,000 hours of practice without actually practicing as much. Otherwise, I really don't know why this far more efficient, (in my opinion) way of adding and multiplying etc. wasn't taught to us.