From: WSW <sto25sh@aol.com>
To: Teacher2Teacher Public Discussion
Date: 1999112418:31:51
Subject: Re: Benjamin ~ 10


Don't worry too much about making math fun. It isn't fun. However, it
is very, very intersesting to most kids when it's approached as though
it all makes sense and all connects through patterns and
relationships. Try to get Benjamin into situations where he can
explore mathematics on his own or with another kid (or with you).
Resist the temptation to tell him answers. Let him mess with math and
not worry so much about keeping up computationally with his class. If
he can learn to think he will be worlds ahead of his peers who can
only memorize - technology continues to make those people more and
more obsolete. 

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