Good video for math educators

Posted by mathfail on June 2, 2010 Leave a comment (0) Go to comments

In this TEDTalks video, Dan Meyer talks about how today’s math curriculum is teaching students to expect and master paint-by-numbers classwork, robbing kids of a skill more
important than solving problems: formulating them. He then talks about classroom-tested math exercises that prompt students to
stop and think.

It’s a good watch for any educator in mathematics.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWUFjb8w9Ps

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