Monday, 14 May 2012

Mathematical Reasoning and Communication - Its Benefits (Post 3)


Getting your child to reason and communicate mathematically has many benefits: 

(1) It is a very good opportunity for your child to see that Mathematics is more than just doing and doing questions(blindly!). 

(2) It is a good opportunity for you to identify misconceptions that your child might have. 

(3) It is a good opportunity for you to celebrate your child’s strengths. Your child might have got that question wrong simply due to erroneous calculations but he has the ability to think logically. Shouldn’t we celebrate that?

~ Mrs Teo
   Serena's Greenhouse

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