As
educators, we play a very important role in educating young children.
Mathematics, is also considered is as important as any other subjects. Because
mathematics education has been undergoing a steady change over the years, our
knowledge of mathematics and how students learn mathematics are the most
important tools we could acquire to be an effective teacher of mathematics.
Personally,
I wasn’t very good in mathematics. And because of this weakness, I learn to hate
the subject. But lucky for me, becoming a teacher, I can’t seem to hate that subject
for long. I feel that if I want the
children under my care to love mathematics, I as a teacher should love the
subject itself first. Only then I will be able to make the lesson interesting
so they can understand and grasp the concepts taught.
Out of the
Five Content Standards, number and operations is the most heavily emphasized
strand from pre-K through grade 5. Only in grade 9-12 then it will be given a
lesser emphasis on the content. Therefore, I personally feel that it is
important that children have strong foundation knowledge in number and
operations.
This is the reason why having a strong foundation knowledge in number and operations is important.
Following
that, this chapter also mentions the Five Process Standards, which are:
· Problem Solving
· Reasoning and Proof
· Communication
· Connections
· Representation
The standards direct the methods of doing all
mathematics. Personally, I feel that problem solving is achievable to adults as
well as children. On the other hand, reasoning and proof may be more
challenging to acquire. It not only requires one to recognize reasoning but
also to develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proof and investigate
mathematical conjectures.
The man ignorant of mathematics will be increasingly limited in
his grasp of the main forces of civilization.
-John Kemeny
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