Re: [MATHEDCC] How to Succeed in Math

Vern Kays (vkays@RICHLAND.CC.IL.US)
Sat, 17 Jan 1998 21:10:12 -0600

>I teach self-paced courses of remedial math in a community college and
>would like to be able to experiment with the sort of ideas that Ted
>Panetz advocates (collaboration etc.) but how can I do that and follow
>your advice regarding homework buddies and so on, when my students start
>at different times and progress at different rates throughout the year?
>Has anyone on the list any ideas?

You might think about the old one-room school house idea where older (more
advanced) student work with younger (less advanced) with carefully guided
problems. The danger is that poorly understood concepts get passed on if
not guided but that happens even with the best "teachers" too.

Vern Kasy

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