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Mathematics and Life 36 How to attract children towards maths ? 2

 How to attract children towards maths ? 2

From Teacher’s  point of view 1


In my 37 year long journey as a classroom mathematics teacher, which still continues, I have taught, influenced, met, got influenced by countless students, their parents, colleagues, my seniors, my Ph. D. Supervisor Prof. B. K. Passi Sir. Having worked in Perth Australia, Mumbai, Bhopal, Jalgaon and Indore, if I have to single out one trait which is most visible and which separates the class from the also ran, it is the class people’s unconditionally loving what they do. More than that, they do what they love. 


When I was a school maths teacher and my contemporaries made good fortune as tutors, owners of coaching classes, some became and are still Principals, Academic Directors, made big name, fame, money. Some honest friends even jokingly teased me that I can do financially much better and why am I not doing it ? I had to face the music of working on my inner call even at the family front where all wondered and still wonder, why I am not doing the way others can do so easily ?


Perhaps we were to meet here 😄. It could not have happened if I had got stuck in coaching, tutoring alone. I would not have been a UGC (NET) in 1991, a Ph. D. in 1997. More than that all, the core desire to understand how to attract children towards maths would not have got this much conceptually strong, wide based, research perspective if I was into scaling up operations.


It is the research base which made me read literature across the globe to know transitions in mathematics education. This short video  link will give you some idea of how the face of mathematics education is changing 


https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kShg2uPIzYwr-yiWSaES2-gZFhfp94dI/view?usp=sharing


It is the research base which helped me identify with the following broad, process based, definition which makes mathematics education child friendly, relates child's studies to life, empowers her.The what, why, how of Mathematics teaching - learning are decided at Beyond Abacus by this definition


“Mathematics is the science of recognising, understanding, appreciating, creating and using patterns in day to day life, business, sciences, work life, technology”.


In the years to come, I see towards helping researchers, young teachers, wanting to be teachers, Parents wanting to teach kids to internalize these concepts and use them to attract children towards maths.


Dr Prakash Moghe

Beyond Abacus

7489447223 ( WhatsApp)

drpnmoghe@gmail.com


Comments

  1. Snehal PrabhuneFebruary 20, 2021 at 8:03 AM

    We are all always with you in your endeavours

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  2. Shruti GoelFebruary 23, 2021 at 7:24 PM

    Sir you are following your passion, which gives you much more satisfaction than a fortune.😊

    ReplyDelete

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