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> On the topic of "perfectionism" -- requiring perfectionism from your students is idiotic in a pedagogical setting. For a subject which requires completely lo
by HDMI_Cable 5y ago
> On the topic of "perfectionism" -- requiring perfectionism from your students is idiotic in a pedagogical setting.
For a subject which requires completely logically sound arguments to be correct (formal math), perfectionism isn't idiotic, it's the modus operandi.
- krastanov 5y agoThat has little bearing to *teaching* math. In teaching, perfection is little more than rote memorization. In teaching, you have to explore your errors and understand why they are happening. And in research math, some of the greatest insights come from encountering the errors in your own proofs. Yes, the final result is "perfect". Expecting the process (and especially the learning of the process) to be perfect is idiotic.