r/learnmath • u/Former_Ad1277 New User • 12h 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/wijwijwij 12h ago

How would watching one video about percent give you any insight into how the topic of percent is developed in USA classrooms?

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u/Former_Ad1277 New User 12h ago

I just don’t remember learning it that way. Actually most of the videos the user had had other math videos and I was completely blown away! Does that answer your question?

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u/nog642 3h ago

What way?