Quote: (06-29-2015 01:27 PM)Horus Wrote:
Quote: (06-29-2015 01:06 PM)tom Wrote:
I disagree, in maths which I have tutored privately but not taught, to some degree drilling and repetition are needed to reduce needless mistakes.
True. Drilling and repetition in maths is important, but only after the concept is understood. I can literally teach a parrot to recite the times tables, but it will not understand the meaning of what it is reciting. A student telling me that 3x5=15 is only useful when he understands that this means 3 groups of 5 objects totals 15. Without this understanding, his "knowledge" is useless and has no practical application.
Agreed, you need to see that spark in their eyes("OH that's how it works"), before you assign them exercises to reinforce that.