Re: Why do so many people hate or have trouble with math? Your input is needed!

"Arturo Magidin" <magidin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do you enjoy math?

If I didn't I wouldn't be a mathematician.

If so, why?

The pleasure of finally solving a problem that once seeemed
unsurmountable is a very big part of it.

How could teachers and students make math more fun to learn?

Why does it have to be "fun"?

Because students who enjoy the subject will learn it more thoroughly than
those who hope that once the final exam is over they never have to see
another math book. If the subject is worth knowing, it is worth knowing it
thoroughly, not superficially.

Perhaps a better question still is "how could teachers present the subject
matter in such a way that students will experience '...the pleasure of
finally solving a problem that once seeemed unsurmountable...'"? Heck, that
gets you going, it oughta work for the students as well!


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