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Chargement... Out of the Labyrinth: Setting Mathematics Free (édition 2014)par Ellen Kaplan, Robert Kaplan
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Approached this as a skim after seeing it on the shelves at Powells (math and science store, that is) and getting it from the library instead. Nice overview of the history of math circles as a way to bring pure mathematics to laypersons -- it gave me a broader understanding of what the fine folks at Seattle's Math For Love are all about in the grand scheme of mathematics education and outreach. I only wish there were more circles in Seattle for mathematically precocious young kids. I'm all in favor of the basic premise of this book: that teaching kids how to discover math on their own is more likely to make math interesting and is a better way to teach them to think. I also enjoyed the examples from the classes and the ways they got students to get into certain ideas, even though many of the ideas were over my head. It's the long, middle section of the book that I found less compelling. The authors found the need to explain their theory of how the brain works and their idea that everyone has an "architectural instinct." I found myself saying, "Let's just stick to math and leave psychology and other fields to experts in those fields." Still, it's an interesting book; I'd just skim the central chapters. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Who hasn't feared the math Minotaur in its labyrinth of abstractions? Now, in Out of the Labyrinth, Robert and Ellen Kaplan--the founders of The Math Circle, the popular learning program begun at Harvard in 1994--reveal the secrets behind their highly successful approach, leading readers outof the labyrinth and into the joyous embrace of mathematics.Written with the same wit and clarity that made Robert Kaplan's The Nothing That Is an international bestseller, Out of the Labyrinth offers an engaging and practical guide for parents and educators, and a delight for anyone interested in sharing the pleasures of mathematics. The Kaplans begin bydescribing the state of modern math education--the lockstep acquisition of "skills," "number facts," and "mad minute" calculations. Instead, they argue, math should be taught as the highest form of intellectual play, an endeavor to be explored and enjoyed by children (or adults) of any age. One byone, they dismantle the many barriers to appreciating mathematics, from the self-defeating belief that mathematical talent is inborn, to the off-putting language of mathematics, to the question of why anyone should care. They show, for instance, that mathematical ability is not a matter of inborngenius, but of doggedness and attention. Even Einstein admitted that "I know perfectly well that I myself have no special talents. It was curiosity, obsession, and sheer perseverance that brought me to my ideas."Enhanced throughout with puzzles, practical equations, and colorful anecdotes from their own classrooms, Out of the Labyrinth will delight readers with its engaging exploration of mathematics. It will allow students, parents, teachers, and others to wrestle with the accessible mysteries ofmath--and discover their inner math genius. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The authors say in the first chapter that the book describes (among other things) how they removed the barriers to enjoying mathematics...but I don't think they succeeded. The illustrative problems are well done, but the trappings are the majority of the book and are unwieldy. The attempts to remove barriers to enjoying mathematics unfortunately include barriers to enjoying reading about the removal of barriers. ( )