Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
I think the challenge exists in the converse. I think if you cannaccurately verbalize, then you can pare it down to the equations. But I know for many mathy people the converse is very challenging. DS7 is a very verbose math kid, and it strikes me as very useful as he decided a year ago that he plans to be a math professor when he grows up.

DD is like this, as well.

She's not a calculator by nature-- but a mathy kid nonetheless. She's a concepts girl.

Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.