> Another on that really irritates me is the kind that presents a series of integers and asks which integer comes next. Any integer will do, you just have to fit the appropriate polynomial.
But surely someone with a strong imagination could come up with a pattern to fit any number as the next in the sequence. I doubt most elementary educators even grasp the issue.
This one bugs me to no end because it's part of the standard elementary school curriculum, for example here: https://byjus.com/maths/patterns-questions/
But surely someone with a strong imagination could come up with a pattern to fit any number as the next in the sequence. I doubt most elementary educators even grasp the issue.