tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6021560091654257786..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: What Passes For Teacher EducationDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25749994138051513512011-04-21T14:50:08.513-07:002011-04-21T14:50:08.513-07:00The idea that in teaching math we should use real ...The idea that in teaching math we should use real world problems, not contrived problems, has been around for many years. I always thought it was a foolish idea. We need contrived problems for at least two important reasons. First we need a lot of problems. Learning math, like learning anything, takes a lot of practice. In math that means we need a lot of problems. So we contrive them. The real world doesn't supply nearly enough problems. And secondly we need problems that are a good fit to the mathematical ideas being taught. Real world problems are seldom a good fit for any particular pedagogical need. Contrived problems can be adjusted as needed, and hence can always be a good fit for the pedagogical need of the moment. I have expanded on these, and other, ideas in an article on my website, "Problem Based Learning And The Nature Of Mathematics". It's at http://www.brianrude.com/modelm.htm.Brian Rudehttp://www.brianrude.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-58608758375657403102011-04-21T02:32:34.311-07:002011-04-21T02:32:34.311-07:00Another data point in support of my observation th...Another data point in support of my observation that education doesn't matter in the public education system. <br /><br />Nonsense like that described could only occur in a situation in which the skill of teaching was unimportant. And that could only occur if the function of teaching - learning - wasn't important.allen (in Michigan)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-72307205471038024982011-04-19T20:03:45.796-07:002011-04-19T20:03:45.796-07:00Pedagogy has its place. Gotta get behind the whee...Pedagogy has its place. Gotta get behind the wheel, though, so to speak, to really learn how to teach. However, the toughest thing to teach, and the thing that more time MUST be spent on, is discipline. Young teachers MUST need to learn that BEFORE they take the stage. It's the Most Important Thing. After 27 years, I wish I had learned that FIRST.socalmikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-85773249392220334902011-04-19T19:50:36.975-07:002011-04-19T19:50:36.975-07:00Education classes have become jargon infested echo...Education classes have become jargon infested echo chambers.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-78761563866914722552011-04-19T18:05:38.999-07:002011-04-19T18:05:38.999-07:00Are you serious?
Let's take this at it's f...Are you serious?<br />Let's take this at it's finest base, and assume that you can divide education in to 'authentic' and 'inauthentic'. That helps you, how . . .?<br />Kudos for having the patience to have a discussion, though.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com