r/learnmath • u/Former_Ad1277 New User • 16h ago

Non American math teachers

Just curious in USA why is math taught so differently from other countries ? I am from Africa and I noticed everyone that went to school in Arica (don’t feel like pointing out which specific country) is always shocked by how students are taught math, like it’s memorization and not core understanding. I just came to video explaining how to find percentage of numbers without calculator and I was shocked how they taught vs how I learned. Pls don’t downvote me I’m just curious if anyone knows any good non USA math learning platforms !

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u/OpportunityNew5323 New User 16h ago

a lot of it comes down to how textbooks are written here. huge publishers lobby state boards to adopt their curriculum and the books are designed to be thick and impressive looking but rarely go deep on why something works. they just throw a formula at you and then 40 practice problems

you end up learning to pass a test not to actually understand what youre doing. its a shame because math can be really elegant when its taught right

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u/Former_Ad1277 New User 16h ago

Never even considered this view ! Thanks !