Math 300 Mathematics Concepts for
Elementary School Teachers II
“Teaching is not a science; it is an art. If
teaching were a science there would be a best way of teaching and everyone
would have to teach like that. Since teaching is not a science, there is great
latitude and much possibility for personal differences. ... let
me tell you what my idea of teaching is. Perhaps the first point, which is
widely accepted, is that teaching must be active, or rather active learning.
... the main point in mathematics teaching is to
develop the tactics of problem solving.”
–George Pólya
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recommend that you bookmark this page as it will contain useful information
throughout the semester.
This
web site is intended for student use and will grow as the semester progresses.
Reading and
Homework Assignments
Pólya’s Four
Steps to Problem Solving
“ In a completely
rational society, the best of us would aspire to be teachers and the rest of us
would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along
from one generation to the next ought to be the highest responsibility anyone
could have.”
-Lee Iacocca
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