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| Subject: | RE: upper middle schoolers that haven't yet mastered multiplication facts |
| Author: | Mathman |
| Date: | Jan 27 2005 |
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> By the way, Geri, the math section in the new book from NAP "How
> Students Learn: History, Mathematics, and Science in the Classroom"
> is all the ammunition you will ever need to be convinced of the
> richness of the path you chose.
-Ihor
A minor note: I presented the site to some colleagues [a cross-province
network] by conference and by email. To a man, they were not the least
impressed with this pedagogy. That broad generality which is suitable for an
enlightened minority is not at all suitable for a majority who struggle daily.
The majority will not go on to a mathematics degree, even if they do go on to
some other form of degree. Their needs are accordingly simple. One can teach a
topic, or the significance of a topic. The latter is lost to most who have
trouble understanding the basic concepts of the topic. I'll see if I can post
one reply as an example of the reaction.
David.
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