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Mathematics and Life 63 Why are 12 cells important ?

 Why are 12 cells important ?


  In one of my posts, I discussed the breakthrough concepts of dividing the entire 1 to 10th maths content into 12 cells the 12 cell concept.


Let's now see what are advantages in treating the school maths content like this over the traditional ways.


  1. Skill based syllabus Changing the entire content from pure academic to its being skill based makes a powerful shift of emphasis in terms of making the teaching - learning more applied and related to life. The early introduction of reasoning will give structural scope to open different higher facets of intelligence like visualisation, imagination, critical thinking, computational thinking, developing problem solving skills. The biggest advantage of breaking the syllabus into skill sets will be to end the stereotypes of relating syllabus with age and grade. Once the skill based content, evaluation, teaching stuff is ready, a 50 year old can go for learning elementary algebra, a competition aspirant may just buy an advanced reasoning course module instead of spending on entire course.

  2. The language - maths interface It is no brainer that students find it very difficult to understand statement sums or story or case study problems. They either leave them en block or write tips or just memorise the clues to reach the answers. Unfortunately, many parents and even teachers too give the students leading clues instead of asking them to develop concept and understand the language of the sums. The pure arithmetic to algebra transition of course also happens without due understanding of the need to generalise. Already scared of the family stories of adventure with algebra, the child develops a fear for the unknown. The Elementary Algebra cell introduced right through standard 1 to 5th will develop the key skills of understanding what is given and how to state a problem in terms of mathematical statements and vice - versa. 

  3. New skill sets The curriculum envisages introduction of hitherto unknown, unheard of, unused, but truly important skills of estimation of length, time, weight, volume, money…..the skills of drawing a rough diagram, reading simple graphs, putting data into tables, using Google forms to collect, analyse data, read, interpret simple pathology reports, see thermometer readings …..

  4. Mathematical games, puzzles, quizzes to develop and then to assess  different levels of the skill attainment and proficiency 


I offer myself to assist, associate, with any and all efforts to make the school mathematics more skill based. 


Dr Prakash Moghe

Beyond Abacus ™


8085906062, 7489447223

drpnmoghe@gmail.com



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