I have to say that it was a really interesting 4 hour session on Mathematics last night. The one big thing that really struck me was how a good mathematics teacher should welcome the many possible methods to solve ONE mathematics problem. We all know that at the back of our mind, somehow or rather, we grew up in a system where students should ONLY use the method that was taught by our teacher to solve the problems. If we ever tried a different method and arrive at the correct answer, sorry, there goes your marks.
The one thing that inspired me was the various Mathematical concepts that could be also taught through the three different lessons we went through. What's more is that these activities could be used with young children and even adults like us! It gave me a bigger picture on how a teacher could differentiate instructions in a classroom.
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