tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post4693361520040977414..comments2024-03-21T15:59:25.263-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Wednesday MistakesShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-48513893255760169542010-10-08T04:52:44.909-05:002010-10-08T04:52:44.909-05:00Yes, I think that if there was a way to make them ...Yes, I think that if there was a way to make them question things more and think things through, it seems that it would be possible to make them "do math better".<br /><br />Ms. CookieShireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-73532150400750256872010-10-07T09:48:41.110-05:002010-10-07T09:48:41.110-05:00In most cases, the slower students are correct in ...In most cases, the slower students are correct in assuming that differences between their answers and teacher answers are that they are wrong. Bright students are used to being smarter than their teachers and are much more likely to challenge a teacher, even when the student has made a mistake. I don't know if there is any way to make the slow students more confident (nor whether it would actually benefit them, since they usually *are* wrong). It is possible to shut the smart students up, but it certainly harms them and their future teachers to do so, as it causes them to lose respect for teachers in general.<br /><br />Once in a long while you will get a student who not only finds your mistakes but can explain the problems better than you can. These students are to be prized, but are more often squelched by teachers who are insecure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-34535532118026495432010-10-07T05:46:20.334-05:002010-10-07T05:46:20.334-05:00Yup, makes me sad. Maybe I can purposely put in a ...Yup, makes me sad. Maybe I can purposely put in a mistake (as if I need to), and tell them one day there is one, and they have to find it. Maybe that'll get them in the habit and build confidence if they start practicing searching/thinking.<br /><br />Ms. CookieShireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-14978067160370849652010-10-07T03:11:22.110-05:002010-10-07T03:11:22.110-05:00At a course I'm taking, the instructor said:
...At a course I'm taking, the instructor said:<br /><br />"Students with a history of not being successful have a high tolerance for not understanding"<br /><br />I think we're seeing this played out in these two geometry sections.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634586752594062008noreply@blogger.com