Re: [ms-stf '55913'] Maths isn’t the problem - the way it’s taught is

[Gurumurthy K]

Dear Aravind sir

wonderful article. can we maths teachers make our classes fun and interesting to our students.... many times in high school, the pressures of the current syllabus makes it very difficult for the teacher to make maths meaningful for students.

I strongly believe that the current syllabus content load needs to be reduced a lot so that students can meaningfully engage in learning.. and enjoy the experience.

if we want to move from rote memory based learning to conceptual understanding following constructivist principles, then the current syllabus load must be reduced....

request all maths teachers to read the article, a small excerpt below

" .... So how might mathematics education be different? The way it is often taught, children are asked to take a huge leap of faith: that the symbol manipulation that seems pointless now will one day be useful to them. But this is true for only a small minority of children, who enjoy the symbol manipulation for its own sake and later find themselves drawn towards Stem subjects, where it is indeed very useful. The rest know perfectly well that they will never reach this promised land. What can be done for them?..."

regards

Guru

IT for Change, Bengaluru

www.ITforChange.net

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:02 PM, aravind navalli <aravind...@gmail.com> wrote:

Please check this article it's very good 

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/11/maths-isnt-problem-curriculum-lacking-imagination

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