Reflection on Liebeck and Skemp Reflecting on my readings of Skemp, R. (1989) Mathematics in the Primary School, and Liebeck, P. (1990) How Children Learn Mathematics. I have reflected on the importance of Mathematics in the world around us as human beings and how it is taught within our schools. Skemp asks the question ‘Why is Mathematics still a problem subject for so many?’ One of the theories put forward is that the teaching of Maths is seen as satisfying teachers and adults by children achieving ticks for their mathematical work passing exams without fully understanding the subject. However children are achieving this through rote, a form of habitual learning. Intelligent learning is adaptable achieving the answer by way of different procedures or routes (building up knowledge) in understanding how to figure out the problem by a variety of schemas.
Changes in the teaching of the new math curricula versus the basic teachings are getting better for some student coming up learning math especially in the K-3 school. Another Phi Delta Kappan article called “Parrot Math (Criticism of Why do teachers want to use their strategies instead of learning new ideas their student come up with? The subject of the matter comes up as teachers can also learn from student as well. While a teacher teaches one way which might be long-term for a student, the student might find a different short-term way to solve their problem or equation. This is the kind of mathematics that most parents and government officials recognize as the curricula that they attempted to learn when they were in school.
He utilizes his gift of knowledge for his own enjoyment, is extremely motivated in solving mysteries and at times he could be curious for certain things he has to do which leads him to getting in trouble. Indent Christopher utilizes his gift of knowledge for his own enjoyment. His favorite subject is math which is shown in the novel by how he utilizes it throughout his daily life. An example of this is shown when Christopher mentions about having the chapters in the novel in prime numbers because he likes prime numbers than cardinal numbers mentioned on (11-12). As a teen that is 15 years old with Asperger Syndrome, Christopher is capable of looking after himself without supervision.
I don’t have a favorite topic in math because I enjoy math in every topic. In elementary I have always loved math. My teachers were surprised when I did all the work in my head. They would always want me to show them my work, but I would always have the answers I my head. When they were stumped in a problem they would usually ask me to help or I would correct them when they made a mistake.
Renato Gomes English 102 09/09/2014 The believing and doubting game Claim #1 – A student should report a fellow student who is cheating on an exam or plagiarizing an essay Believe: If a student see other student cheating on an exam or plagiarizing an essay he should report it, because the student is taking advantage of the others, he is going to do better in a test than the ones the actually really study hard, that isn’t fair to the others. If the student cheat or plagiarize he or she won’t be learning anything besides how to search things on google, a lot people cheats because they want to do good in a test, but the same time they use to create different ways to cheat, they could be studying and actually learning like the others students, even if they don’t do so good in the test, but at least they are trying and learning. Doubt: The student who caught the other cheating on a test or plagiarizing an essay should not report it, because he is not being affected, he or she is learning, studying, doing the right thing , even if the student that was cheating do better in the final grade , he or she didn’t learn anything , what in the future will make the difference. Cheat on a test or plagiarism is a choice that every student have and some make this choice , so is their problem since they are the ones that are not learning, so that is no why the others students should report it if is not harming them. Claim #2 – Woman should be assigned to combat duty equally with men Believe: Woman should be assigned to combat duty equally with men because they should be treated like normal soldiers, if they pass their test they need to pass, there is no reason why they shouldn’t be able to be assigned to combat, passing the test, the soldiers show that they are capable of being on duty.
Although he has this restriction that he cannot help, Christopher is still clever enough to evade all barriers. In conclusion, one can see that Christopher is a very complicated child. He has a case of autism that enables him to function in the real world, thus leading to some interesting events. His math skills certainly make him quite a smart boy, if one were to pay attention enough. Christopher has a unique ability to always follow reality and never change it, and if one were to step in his shoes, they would surely be amazed by what they
Researched Argument Paper In his What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy, James Paul Gee strives to prove that video games lead to “good learning of hard and challenging things”(Gee 4), and does so rather successfully. He supports his claims with many examples from his own personal experiences as well as a few research experiments he has done in classrooms. The results of these examples in addition to other professional journals clearly agree with his main assertions. When it comes to credibility of this book, James Paul Gee is very qualified to be speaking about the topics he addresses. Not only has he studied linguistics and philosophy in college, but he has also taught for many years in classrooms.
For instance, Mr. Alexander was so thrilled a students’ newfound understanding of a problem that with a burst of excitement he punched his fist through his classroom window. His undying passion for math persuaded me to create the same amount of passion for it also―with less pain, but as time has passed this passion has faded along with my math smarts. “Courtney, I wish I could marry your brain!” was a declaration spoken from the mouth of a genius of a math teacher, Mr. Alexander, that came charging back into my memory in the third quarter of my AP Geometry class as I sat dumbfounded by the lack of knowledge I was apprehending from my then teacher, Mrs. Shackelford. By this time math had become my worst enemy and I hated it with a passion. Sorry about the negative diction I am professing towards math, but the truth is that I lost my love for it year’s ago―with the help of horrible instructors.
One night Christopher discovers the body of his neighbour’s dead dog and is determined to get to the bottom of its murder. Christopher is diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism, meaning that he has a lack of social skills and understanding yet is able to comprehend complex math problems. Through this novel, Haddon explores through the challenges of Asperger Syndrome and issues experienced by most teenagers through the use of a variety of narrative techniques. Christopher Boone suffers from Asperger Syndrome which is a form of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which means that he can only express himself in a simple and straightforward manner and is unable to understand most of social queues that people generally use. Haddon expresses the difficulties through the use of Narrative Perspective.
It is not fair to conclude that because a student exhibits difficulties with one area of learning that he or she will exhibit the same difficulty in other areas, in fact a student who displays difficult writing or reading may in fact excel in other academic areas such as mathematics. Other scholars such as Bernhardt argue that multiple measures is important as student achievement results can be explained by other factors (Bernhardt, 2002). Bernhardt believes that there are four components which should be discussed when referring to multiple measures; student learning, demographics, perceptions and school processes (Bernhardt, 2002). Bernhardt believed that not only will multiple measures enhance student learning, but also it will provide teachers and schools with the information necessary to improve overall learning. McMillan