On 26 Aug 2009, at 13:10, Mirek Dobsicek wrote:
> So if you have said that you got hooked-up to math by that socratic > method... Bruno would definitely took the hint in his seveth step > serii. I appreciate very much the Socratic method, and I apply it as much as possible. The UDA itself is a sequence of questions, and I teach students mainly by asking questions. But this really can work only if the students ask themselves questions too. For some reason some people does not dare to ask question. I think they could be afraid to slow me down, but it does not matter, given that there is no deadline. I try to encourage to ask questions, even out-of-line, but without too much success. I guess a question of taste is involved, and personal history with math, lack of thrust in oneself, and I can't force anybody to take the time to study, prepare questions, etc. Of course, I don't think I could use a pure socratic method, like in your example, because there is much more material involved. Another difficulty comes from the fact that the level and background of those participating are very different, and it is hard, especially with so few feedback to satisfy everybody. It is already very different according to the fact that you have or not get some "modern math" in high school or not ... I am preparing, slowly (I'm rather busy), the next "seven step serie". Please ask question if anything is unclear. Any question or remark can help, you, me, and some others. Bruno http://iridia.ulb.ac.be/~marchal/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
