Articles Tagged with learning

Students return (II)

Published on January 8, 2019January 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Unintended consequences

We find, again, that the message we thought we sent is not always what was received.

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Is this always true?

Published on December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Absolute truths

Some questions are very difficult to answer, even if you know the answer.

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It doesn’t look right

Published on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Finding mistakes

Our tutor ponders techniques he employs unconsciously.

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Providing proof

Published on October 23, 2018October 23, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

If-then-therefore

Doing proofs in Geometry class is hard.  Teaching how to do them is harder.

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Why teach errors?

Published on October 2, 2018October 2, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Outdated, still in use

We look for reasons to teach things that aren’t true.

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Divisable numbers

Published on September 25, 2018September 24, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

How many whats in a which?

In actual use, the decimal system is not always the best.

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Visit your teachers!

Published on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Closing the loop

Life extends beyond the end of the class.

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The best learning

Published on August 14, 2018August 14, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The best teaching?

Our tutor ponders methods and results.

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Making mistakes

Published on July 31, 2018July 31, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Is punishing mistakes a mistake?

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Libraries and long walks

Published on July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

An unnecessary problem

Scientists sometimes set themselves problems just to learn.

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