from KOER this week - The Gentle Man Who Taught Infinity (for your weekend reading)
IT for Change - Education
"Rarely has a book so perfectly matched its title.
'The Gentle Man Who Taught Infinity' by Sheshagiri KM Rao is one such and what a gentle read it was! Written as a tribute to the mathematics teacher who influenced his life, Sheshagiri Rao has managed to show us with his account just how far reaching a teacher’s influence can be and how this teacher did it, not commandingly or overtly or even intentionally but with his sheer love for the subject he taught and his innate respect for the students he taught
Read the review and download the book on http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/The_gentle_man_who_taught_infinity
Of course, mathematics teachers would benefit from reading about the interesting pedagogical approaches that the gentle teacher followed ... but it is a fun and great reading for ALL teachers ... so please download and read....
and it perhaps leaves one hoping ...'will a student write a similar book about me .....?' :-)
(If you would like a print copy of the book, you can write to the publishers, Ekalavya)