The author’s ideas are connected with inquiry-based
learning in secondary school mathematics. He values the questions and thoughts
of the students. He believes that “students whose teacher challenges them
appropriately but significantly are likely to develop flexibility and creativity
in their thinking.” Another method of inquiry I learnt from this reading is
asking the student “how do you know?’. Thus the student will reflect on his thoughts
and push the student to think beyond the answer and find the “why”.
Moreover, I was surprised the way they teach in Japan,
“in how many ways can you find the answer?”. This is a good method as the
student will learn different ways and adapt to the one he/she prefers. During
my long practicum, I would definitely try this method and ask the students to
come to the board if ever they came up with a different way of solving.
Also, I would try to make some puzzle where answers
will be in small envelopes and the student will have to figure out what kind of
questions fit this solution. Students will be more engaged working in a group
rather than just learning the traditional way and solving equations, or
learning formulas.
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