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Paul Miller Loved Teaching Math So Much That He Did It for Nearly 80 Years
- happy-go-lucky 9y agohttp://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/maryland-math-teacher-paul-miller-75-years-classroom/story?id=10892454 http://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/maryland-math-teacher-paul-mi... > Technology, he says, can't make a student any smarter.
- happy-go-lucky 9y ago> "I don't think he ever considered it work because he loved what he was doing," she says.
- happy-go-lucky 9y ago> the advice Miller gives teachers who are just starting out: "Be sure that you know your subject."
- gigatexal 9y agoSome teachers are just gems. This man deserves all the accolades he gets and then some.
- happy-go-lucky 9y agohttp://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/maryland-math-teacher-paul-miller-75-years-classroom/story?id=10892454 http://abcnews.go.com/US/Media/maryland-math-teacher-paul-mi... > Miller's advice to the rookies -- and anyone else angling for chance at longevity of any kind -- is simple: "Stay in good health. Watch your diet. Get enough sleep. And most of all, after the day is finished, don't worry about it." I'll never forget that advice.
- willbw 9y agoInterestingly it also says: > His children recall him working long hours, leaving home not long after dawn and returning home at 11 p.m., spending his days working two or three jobs at a time. Getting home at 11pm doesn't leave a lot of time to worry about anything I suppose.
- newbie01234 9y agoThat last bit - incredibly good (and obvious) advice.
- sonabinu 9y agoAmazing teacher! I love what he says about repetition. Rote learning is not cool, but it helps with learning and mastering math immensely.
- nemo44x 9y agoRote learning is the most important skill I've ever picked up. It teaches you humility and that hard work matters. It's unattractive but I found it fundamental to my education.
- agumonkey 9y agoIt's useful to bootstrap things but it cripples your mind too, often you need to be creative and that's where rote learning stops being useful. But in a way, I feel like many times, I reach understanding of a topic, after some information has sit in my brain enough that "i get it". I often don't feel I've done something special compared to my state the day before. So maybe it's all rote learning.
- rimliu 9y agoIt does not cripple your creativity it helps it.
- Brybry 9y agoI would argue that memorization of an algorithm or formula without understanding of how they work cripples your ability to apply them creatively. However I would also argue that memorization is the precursor to understanding. I think the main issue with rote learning in schools is when only memorization is taught and tested. For example: teaching and testing how to solve the same type of problem and grading the accuracy of solving without having any critical thinking/application problems is, in my opinion, a mistake.
- agumonkey 9y agoMaybe cripple is too strong, it allows for atrophy since you don't attempt to see on your own.
- adamstockdill 9y agoI am also love to teach math.
- Agnes314 9y agoAmazing, wish all teachers had this dedication and love of there craft
- metricspace 9y agoI am also a math teacher , can know about the books he wrote , thanks.