Seeking advice on basic mathematics education
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:22 am
May I give the background to this request first?
Because of long term childhood hospitalisation and the educational policy towards the (non) education of severely disabled children of 50 years ago, I mostly missed out on an education as a child. I was able to educate myself in 'the humanities' but mathematics and science were Terra Incognita. Which is a shame, as I suspect that, naturally, my mind has a bent in that direction.
I am now taking up the task of rectifying this educational deficit and am starting with Maths.
The problem that I am finding is that whatever I am coming across is assuming that the task is remedial - that the student will already have covered the material as a child and need simply to have concepts re-explained. Not introduced for the very first time. The most useful site I've come across is called Maths Is Fun and gives teaching material for maths teachers, beginning at kindergarten level. I'm beginning there, as it explains, for example, what symbols such as '<' and '>' mean. Which I had seen but not been clear about the meaning. But, as it is for teachers, it does assume a background knowledge.
So - has anyone any advice, counsel, experience, that could help me?
Margarita
Because of long term childhood hospitalisation and the educational policy towards the (non) education of severely disabled children of 50 years ago, I mostly missed out on an education as a child. I was able to educate myself in 'the humanities' but mathematics and science were Terra Incognita. Which is a shame, as I suspect that, naturally, my mind has a bent in that direction.
I am now taking up the task of rectifying this educational deficit and am starting with Maths.
The problem that I am finding is that whatever I am coming across is assuming that the task is remedial - that the student will already have covered the material as a child and need simply to have concepts re-explained. Not introduced for the very first time. The most useful site I've come across is called Maths Is Fun and gives teaching material for maths teachers, beginning at kindergarten level. I'm beginning there, as it explains, for example, what symbols such as '<' and '>' mean. Which I had seen but not been clear about the meaning. But, as it is for teachers, it does assume a background knowledge.
So - has anyone any advice, counsel, experience, that could help me?
Margarita