[Maths-Education] quote from Everybody counts...

Monica Neagoy neagoym@erols.com
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That paragraph is on page 61 of EVERYBODY COUNTS. I hope that's helpful.

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    National Research Council (1989) Everybody Counts. Report to the =
nation on the future of mathematics education, Washington DC: National =
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        Teachers=92 roles should include those of consultant, moderator =
and interlocutor, not just presenter and authority. Classroom activities =
must encourage students to express their approaches, both orally and in =
writing. Students must engage Mathematics as a human activity; they must =
learn to work cooperatively in small teams to solve problems as well as =
to argue convincingly for their approach amid conflicting ideas and =
strategies.
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That paragraph is on page 61 of = EVERYBODY=20 COUNTS. I hope that's helpful.
 
Monica

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MONICA=20 NEAGOY
Mathematics Consulting Services
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neagoym@erols.com
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From:=20 Peter Gates <peter.gates@nottingham.ac.uk= >
To:=20 maths-education@nottingh= am.ac.uk=20 <maths-education@nottingh= am.ac.uk>
Date:=20 Wednesday, November 01, 2000 10:12 AM
Subject:=20 [Maths-Education] quote from Everybody=20 = counts...

*******************************************= *************************************=20 This message has been generated through the Mathematics Education = email=20 discussion list. Hitting the REPLY key sends a message to all list = members.=20 = *************************************************************************= *******=20 =20
Does anyone have an idea of the page in the report: =
National=20 Research Council (1989) Everybody Counts. Report to the nation on = the=20 future of mathematics education, Washington DC: National Academy = Press.=20
the following appears??

Teachers’ roles should include those of consultant, = moderator=20 and interlocutor, not just presenter and authority. Classroom = activities=20 must encourage students to express their approaches, both orally = and in=20 writing. Students must engage Mathematics as a human activity; = they must=20 learn to work cooperatively in small teams to solve problems as = well as=20 to argue convincingly for their approach amid conflicting ideas = and=20 strategies.
(National Research Council, 1989, p. ??)
I would appreciate any replies direct ot me please??? = Thanks.=20
Best wishes,
Peter

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Peter Gates
Centre for the Study of Mathematics Education
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, NG7 2RD
Great Britain

peter.gates@nottingham.ac.uk

Tel: +44 115 951 4432
Fax: +44 115 846 6600

Mobile: 0773 080 8353 = (pgates@genie.co.uk)





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