2019 Workshop Talk | 01:05:40 | 7-12, Math
Summary
We often think of mathematics is pedagogically and philosophically distinct from the “humanities”. This misleads students about the nature of mathematics and being a mathematician, to their great detriment . This talk will argue that our mathematical pedagogy should resemble that of the other liberal arts, focusing on explanation, argumentation, and discussion. It will also outline how to form a culture of mathematical curiosity, explanation, and discussion in a high school classroom, with examples from algebra II and pre-calculus.
Speaker
Bill Carey has been involved in the life of Ad Fontes Academy since he was in high school. He assisted his father at the weekly Latin Club and took Ad Fontes students to many certamina and conventions . At the University of Virginia he studied the classics focusing on Latin. Fresh from college, he joined the Ad Fontes faculty where he taught Latin, calculus, formal logic, physics, and (for a few months) senior thesis. After five years of teaching, Mr. Carey took a sabbatical writing computer programs for a defense contractor to better understand how adults think about and use mathematics. Drawn back to the classroom, Bill is in his fourth year of his second tour at Ad Fontes and second year as dean of instruction . He is joyfully married to Maren Carey, also a teacher, and attends Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church in Haymarket, Virginia.
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