Friday, October 29, 2010

Mathematics is not Counter Culture

Think about it! Today our culture is all about instant gratification. It is "I am now." But mathematics is the counterculture. Math is about the struggle to understand. The mathematics is to find a solution and maybe even down a few dead ends before the solution disclosed. The math is not working. No wonder that mathematics learning declined in our "do simple things," the company.

Now we must try to deceive us. I see a lot of products such as "Simple Mathematics", "Math Made Easy""All the math you will ever need to know in a book." "Math Tricks" I hate this ad for several reasons. One of the reasons that my face looks at it the wrong name. What to do math easy? What happened to the "hard math?" Even the name is misleading. What can be an easy or simple approach to learning math for you, you may not be easy for me. What I am led to believe about you, if you have not already, and still is "simple mathematics?" What about your childthis product? Do you think your child is able to mathematics "real"? What is your child when you finally confronted with "real" mathematics? Will they know that math "fake" all the time? In his mind, not a question of 'will to know "but" when. "Sorry, I know that adults who feel they are not too good at math. They feel that they were pretending, afraid of the day, if found. Major Some colleges have changed and others have focused on specificDream job all in the fear that mathematics would then be more than they can handle. The counterfeiting of mathematics would no longer work. It 's sad but true. You know where I'm going with this? If this is really the Mathematics or what?

But back to the concept of counter-culture of instant gratification. What is the struggle of making a mistake? They are stupid because Johnny discovered the problem before me? I think not! But many parents fear their children when they compare himto his classmates. Johnny knows his multiplication tables, but also need to know. His brother never had problems with math. What is wrong with you? Then there's the dreaded event to be called to the blackboard to answer a simple math problem and no one knows how. These situations should not happen. They are harmful and in no way a reflection of mathematical functions of a real person. But they happen and bring our children to think less of their capacity. Asa parent myself, I think it's fair to struggle in math, but nobody should be embarrassed, because they will fight. Have you ever thought that maybe the older child struggled to get the answer? The character of struggle, strength, build endurance? What is to build instant gratification? What is to build "Made Easy"? Self-esteem is through real and sustained benefits for the fight in the face of failure and success finally came. It is not that self-Estimate, it is necessary for your child. Now you can have with instant gratification.

Learning of mathematics is certainly easier if an approach or method that fits your learning style. Learning math is easier if you learn when it's fun as a game, you know that learning math is easier when you have a reason for learning. Meeting these three requirements, and the secret learning of mathematics. Meeting these three requirements for the child andthat mathematics is a child who would like to get to the challenge. But I will not say: "Learning math is simple." Maybe learning will be easier, but that's up to you and how to encourage your child in mathematics.

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