tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post114925149616591817..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: Beauty and the BeeLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149415770825088362006-06-04T05:09:00.000-05:002006-06-04T05:09:00.000-05:00Why glorify a skill that requires considerable mem...<I>Why glorify a skill that requires considerable memorization and that is no longer important today? And just how much thought is really required in the mathematical aspect that you mention?</I><BR/><BR/>Wow, somebody is in a snarky mood today.<BR/><BR/>I say anything that encourages kids to study (whether it be the dictionary or something else) can be a good thing. While they may not exactly need the ability to spell strange and obscure words later on in life, they might be able to make use of the study habits that they picked up.<BR/><BR/>What I do have a problem with, though, is the parents who force their kids to do this. I noticed a lot of those kinds of parents, both in this year's competition and last year's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149318140817487202006-06-03T02:02:00.000-05:002006-06-03T02:02:00.000-05:00Why glorify a skill that requires considerable mem...Why glorify a skill that requires considerable memorization and that is no longer important today? And just how much thought is really required in the mathematical aspect that you mention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1149263436762957692006-06-02T10:50:00.000-05:002006-06-02T10:50:00.000-05:00Isn't that a good sign ?Isn't that a good sign ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com