I tried an experiment where new math topics are introduced by having students independently work through Sage notebooks.
Rather than me pushing info to the students in a dialog, they were supposed to ask me questions when they got stuck on something in the Sage notebook. It seems that high students aren't aggressive/assertive enough to ask questions and independently do Sage notebooks themselves. Due to their shyness, they seem to prefer the old style where a teacher dominates the class time by leading a discussion on a new topic. Some may say I should persevere until the students "snap out" of their old passive way of doing things. If I was sure this was the silver bullet of math teaching, I would be confident enough to fight this battle. I'm not sure this is the holy grail yet. Sound familiar to anyone? Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To post to this group, send email to sage-...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sage-edu+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-edu?hl=en.
