tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post1329206815079373445..comments2023-12-18T04:44:25.358-08:00Comments on Questions?: On Problem SolvingDavid Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-62857573958679121292012-05-23T11:14:11.509-07:002012-05-23T11:14:11.509-07:00@Bryan
I think your question is much closer to the...<b>@Bryan</b><br />I think your question is much closer to the Japanese than American model. I don't know if we will ever fully remove ourselves from the "what are they supposed to learn" model. However, the mindset of the Japanese nicely dovetails with a more open-ended approach. <br /><br /><b>@Grace</b> <br />The process invention part really got me too. How many times have I heard, "we don't have time to [x]?" If we would eliminate the teaching of specific processes and in fact use [x] to allow students to invent their own processes, we'd actually come out ahead.David Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-7370360928814386962012-05-23T10:38:14.172-07:002012-05-23T10:38:14.172-07:00I liked his line about teachers inventing processe...I liked his line about teachers inventing processes (e.g. FOIL, canceling), which we then have to teach and then distracts us from teaching real mathematics.gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629147659164801681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-87406872676099576462012-05-23T09:58:07.722-07:002012-05-23T09:58:07.722-07:00Maybe both educators should be saying, "Here ...Maybe both educators should be saying, "Here is an interesting problem, lets see what mathematics results from investigating it?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-25323765940834151892012-05-22T14:27:51.891-07:002012-05-22T14:27:51.891-07:00I don't know. We test more than I'd like,...I don't know. We test more than I'd like, but I think Daro brings up a good point when he says we fill our minutes with methods and processes of answer getting rather than focusing on the math.David Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06277427735527075341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5964889903484807623.post-11298518164194195742012-05-22T12:25:18.961-07:002012-05-22T12:25:18.961-07:00Maybe you, american teachers, are not the ones to ...Maybe you, american teachers, are not the ones to blame, David. Maybe you can't spend enough time teaching maths because silly testing doesn't allow you. Maybe japanese teachers are more test-independent, I don't know, I just try to find an answer.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16829561981417320165noreply@blogger.com