Electronic Proceedings
of the 12th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics
Abstract
for 13115
Managerial
Issues of Teaching Mathematics
Authors: Jozef
Hvorecky
Affiliations: Vysoka
skola manazmentu
Bratislava, University of
Liverpool
Keywords:
Mathematics belongs among the least
popular subjects. The reasons
are quite
known and well described for example in [1]. For that
reason, we
concentrate on methods which could improve its image
among
general audience. Instead of talking about internal problems
of
mathematics, our paper discusses the issue as a managerial
problem.
We use an analogy: What has to be done if Teaching
Mathematics would be an enterprise
with a similarly bad reputation?
Based on the parallel, we propose
long-term solutions and later
exemplify
them. As shown, the most of them requires substantial
changes in
mathematicians’ minds and in their approach to their
teaching
methodologies.