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One of the most commonly misunderstood concepts in the field of Mathematics is that there are people who are good at math and people who are bad at math, and you cannot change which group you belong to. An analogy I like to give is that math is a skill that you learn with practice, more… »
https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/misunderstood-im-just-not-a-math-person/
It’s a mind map of elements of my chimerical course on the times tables which may rise past chimerical status if I’m not careful.
https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/mind-map-multiplication/
(It’s a blog post. I don’t know where I’m going to go with this so … it rambles. )
“Mathphobia” is a difficult mindset to overcome. The problem is particularly pernicious because it is so easy to simply give up and join the legions who also “suck at math”. It interesting that there is a certain popular status. Inability to do math almost becomes a badge of pride. Pursuing math problems that are relevant more… »
https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/the-abstraction-problem/
This empathy map is very specific to math courses in skilled trade programs. The vast majority of students are self-described as “hands on”. At it’s heart, math is abstract. Yes, math certainly has many real life applications. But mathematicians are usually interested in the intricacies (and beauty) of the language itself independent of physical relevance. more… »
This is my response to the Misunderstood Activity. Before trying to come up with something of my own, I thought I would do some searching to see if someone else had already found an answer. I found something and shared it in my post. This was a great exercise in thinking outside of the subject more… »