tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post4813691565458684909..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: Real MathTeacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-65377522027280547042013-05-22T15:29:18.541-07:002013-05-22T15:29:18.541-07:00It's so annoying when adults miss the opportun...It's so annoying when adults miss the opportunity to show maths applicability (as they did when we were kids): The endless "how long do we have to wait" "how far do we have to go" questions are all maths / proportions and can be played out from the earliest games using the same language. I like how you do it, i liked how my daughter's year 4 teacher did it (even though her year 5 teacher scoffed that he didn't teach them 'tables'), but she excelled because he taught her concepts.Sharelle Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386357841142562504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-61407591720728264982013-05-21T10:46:00.449-07:002013-05-21T10:46:00.449-07:00Thank you for this lovely post. I homeschool my tw...Thank you for this lovely post. I homeschool my two kids (aged 8 and 4) and 'What's Maths for?' is frequently asked by my son and sometimes I really have to rack my brain and it's still early days, we're not on calculus yet! However, we use a really 'think outside the box' set of books called 'Life of Fred' by Prof. Stanley Schmidt and we love learning maths this way www.fredgauss.com It's available in the US but we ship it all the way out to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates we love it so much! I hope my son continues to enjoy this programme and, more importantly, enjoys Maths and can see how it can be/is fun to use!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com