Articles Tagged with teaching

It doesn’t look right

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Finding mistakes

Our tutor ponders techniques he employs unconsciously.

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Providing proof

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If-then-therefore

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

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Divisable numbers

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How many whats in a which?

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

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Visit your teachers!

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Closing the loop

Life extends beyond the end of the class.

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The best learning

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The best teaching?

Our tutor ponders methods and results.

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Alternate methods

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The answer or the process?

When there’s more than one way to get there, you have to choose.  This can be confusing or useful.

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Transistors, candles and light bulbs

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Simple or complicated

Which would you rather explain?

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Cast iron and Coca-Cola®

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Chemistry and Physics

We perpetuate some stereotypes about scientists.

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Only a test

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Asking the questions

Making a test can be harder than taking it.

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Knowing what you know

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Your own limits

Are you really almost there, or just starting out?

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