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As a maths teacher I don’t agree much. The problem is that the student would spend so much time on figuring out their mistakes. If you pass the attention span
by charlieyu1 3y ago
As a maths teacher I don’t agree much.
The problem is that the student would spend so much time on figuring out their mistakes. If you pass the attention span of children, all they feel is that they made a mistake and feel defeated while getting lectured on something they don’t understand anyway. It is not that easy to find a mistake that you made, even I made mistakes that took me long to find out.
I’m actually in favour of the traditional way, show them the right way and let them try. It is fine to make mistakes, but don’t put focus on the mistakes. Instead focus on good practices. Asking them to figure out their own mistakes/making explanations should be done very sparsely.
- dzdt 3y agoYes. The biggest hurdle is usually attention span of the child. If the child has the attention to go thru it slowly the article's approach could be great. But for cases where their attention is already shot, walking them thru the steps or demonstration of the steps can be an easier way thru. Yes they are less likely to have a major breakthru in understanding, but it can help them with memorizing the step sequence without exhausting the limited attention.