Becoming a Teacher of Mathematics,
consists of understanding what it means to know and do Mathematics.
We need to have a strong understanding of the Mathematical content, however, just like it is for the children, we also need these dispositions as well as habits of mind.
We need to be:
Persistent
Positive
Adaptable
Reflective
Imagine a student who armed with content skills but no understanding why they are applying the steps to resolve mathematical problems...
Developing understanding is key to resolve problems from many different view points.
Why do we do if we do not understand?
Then is the basis of math only to be able to obtain the right answers to the questions?
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Language of Doing Mathematics: Authentic Mathematics
Textbook pg.14
Explore. Investigate. Conjecture. Solve. Justify. Represent. Formulate. Discover. Construct. Verify. Explain. Predict. Develop. Describe. Use.
These are the exact same principles that we as early childhood educators hold.
Then what is the difference between preschool and primary school?
What is the basis of the "education' that we are providing for the children?
Is this how we would like the children in our class to be?
OR
Do you want a class where the students are empowered and encouraged to try in partnership with the educator as well as their peers?
It is up to the educators to decide the direction they want to take with the knowledge of theories they have acquired.
How the children learn depends on how we choose to pass the knowledge on to them.
What they choose to learn and take away from that, is entirely up to them.
Plan. Do. Reflect.
It is is a cycle which helps us to understand the children and to our best ability support them as a group and an individual.
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Math Collage : Helping the children to see Mathematics in their everyday lives
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