Mathematical Literacy
Mathematical Literacy Integrating Literacy Development Opportunities in Your Instruction A few years ago I attended a professional development seminar designed to help American math teachers integrate best practices and strategies required for their students to be successful with the Cambridge IGCSE program. I was a guest “reference-source,” in the seminar because of the success … Read more
Math Can Not Be Taught, Only Learned
Math is something that cannot be taught, but can be learned. Yet, math is taught in a top-down style, as if access to information will make a student successful, and remediation is rehearsal of that same information. Earnest students copy down everything, exactly like the teacher has written on the board, but often still struggle … Read more
