tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post3358790507228720456..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: The Hows and Whysloonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-6726116337876770522009-01-14T08:56:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:56:00.000-05:00Math mentor: You are right. Sometimes I may be eit...Math mentor: You are right. Sometimes I may be either one depending on the situation.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-40525909635624598932009-01-06T16:40:00.000-05:002009-01-06T16:40:00.000-05:00I find that people switch from the how to the why ...I find that people switch from the how to the why and back many times in the pursuit of mastery. Often the why doesn't make sense until you have some experience with the how. And a complicated how becomes simple with a little why.<BR/><BR/>Example: Learning to multiply. We can teach kids cross-multiplication to multiply large numbers fairly easily. They know in general what multiplication Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-45277685774510352792009-01-06T07:01:00.000-05:002009-01-06T07:01:00.000-05:00Kobus: You are so right. That may be why tools are...Kobus: You are so right. That may be why tools are not being used. And if it is going to take more work, maybe that is why some people don't address the why question.loonyhikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-47818527823172645192009-01-06T06:48:00.000-05:002009-01-06T06:48:00.000-05:00I can definitely relate to this. The how is often...I can definitely relate to this. The how is often the easiest part to address. Many suppliers of hardware and software offer some training, but most of them focus on the how - which buttons to press, how to navigate, how to ...<BR/><BR/>The why is a much greater challenge. This requires a mindset change, and if the why question is not sufficiently answered, the tool will not be used.<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com