Gansu visit
Sir,—A memory lapse has not prevented my reply to J. Riddle (April 2), but an influenza virus. I will endeavour to ascertain how, and when, Chinese children learn to use the abacus in arithmetic. The Chinese proverb: “I hear and I forget; I see and I remember I do and I understand,” would appear to reinforce her statement regarding memory retention. Teachers throughout England and New Zealand use improvised drama and language as one medium, not only for memory retention, but for greater understanding of English, social studies, and including elementary mathematics. All tools of literacy, old and new, from Christchurch will be welcomed in Gansu, providing lasting aid for the time when Chinese universities become equally sophisticated, necessitating new maths textbooks. — Yours, etc., Cr LOUISE MOORE. April 11, 1984.
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