tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post2437841676557842301..comments2023-11-21T00:24:33.907-08:00Comments on Damon's maths and numeracy blog: Desperadohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-39310893243538346782015-01-08T13:28:17.106-08:002015-01-08T13:28:17.106-08:00Yes. One big problem for maths or numeracy teacher...Yes. One big problem for maths or numeracy teachers is that they very rarely act like mathematicians. For example, mathematicians generally work on problems that no one knows the answer to, or the method to solve them. When you are teaching a class, it is very risky to demonstrate to students how to solve a problem you have no idea about (because you might fail), yet this is EXACTLY what students need to see teacher doing. Unfortunately, all students see is teachers answering questions they already know the method to solve - so they never see the struggle, the experiments, the dead ends and mistakes or the thinking process, and end up thinking someone good at maths is someone who knows a way to solve problems. Actually, someone good at maths is someone who can self-learn, innovate and experiment until they figure stuff out. <br /><br />Not many teachers are prepared to solve a novel, non-routine problem with no clear solution strategy in front of the students.Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-15421683588920349582015-01-08T13:25:30.493-08:002015-01-08T13:25:30.493-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Desperadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01358834012556574130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063706543194952613.post-15778443278977605992015-01-08T01:14:26.433-08:002015-01-08T01:14:26.433-08:00This has me thinking that a teacher/tutor must tea...This has me thinking that a teacher/tutor must teach the learner how to find answers rather than providing answers. The teach a man to fish concept, if a tutor can facilitate conditions in which an enquiring mind can learn how to explore and question with purpose it would seem to me they have unleashed unlimited potential!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495415109093283171noreply@blogger.com