Comments on: Thinking! http://samjshah.com/2008/04/15/thinking/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: True or False: Teaching is a Noble Profession « Continuous Everywhere but Differentiable Nowhere http://samjshah.com/2008/04/15/thinking/#comment-68 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:22:22 +0000 http://samjshah.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-68 [...] that I can say “I did” whether it be creating a paint chip wallet or have student X successfully learn to apply the law of cosines. These are small mountains for me to [...]

]]> By: samjshah http://samjshah.com/2008/04/15/thinking/#comment-59 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:43:57 +0000 http://samjshah.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-59 yeah! It’s something I’ve been emphasizing, but it’s tricky for them because they like simple and procedural, and the idea that the procedure might get a little more complicated and branch (check for two solutions, if no, then solve one triangle, if yes, then solve two triangles) gives them pause.

for me, those who work conceptually get it, and those who work procedurally forget it.

but we’ll see. their quiz is tomorrow!

]]> By: Quan http://samjshah.com/2008/04/15/thinking/#comment-55 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:11:31 +0000 http://samjshah.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-55 my high school teacher always put this problem on his geometry tests. i think 75% of us always missed the second case!

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