GOLDEN RULES FOR TEACHING MATH

Golden rules for teaching math
Teaching and learning of math cannot improve without teachers changing their attitude towards the teaching of the subject. Listed below is the math teaching golden rules: 1. Be very friendly: Remember it is easy to teach a friend than teaching an enemy. Show your students that you are a friend and they will love to learn from you. 2. Be a giver: You should be ready to give your time, energy and even your belongings in the process of performing you duty. 3. Speak confidence into them: Always say the right words into the lives of your students. This motivates them for peak performance. 4 Make your class lively: You need a lively class to pass your math message across effectively to your students. 5. Use student-centered approach: Your math teachings will be very effective if you give the students enough room to operate in class. 6. Give regular homework: The more math problems they solve the better for them. Give them enough problems to solve during classes and after classes. 7.Give math projects: You are to give math practical work to students. This makes them to see math as a solution to real life problems. Practical works like the construction of number-line on planks, making of solid shapes with cartons and so on can be given to them. 8. Give pre- exam test: Test your students on what they have learnt prior to the main examination. Be humble: Don't let your students see you as a superman. Let them know you can also learn from them. 9. Let them assess you: You can allow your students to assess you at the end of the term. You can ask them to comment about you, the class, and some other things. They should not include their names on their comment paper.
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