1/ A few seats still left in Jerry’s course- ‘Adventures in Problem Solving: Geometric Designs’ which starts June 24. His courses have received rave reviews from students. This 2.5 min film bit.ly/JerryMath gives an idea of what to expect
2/ This course is for students entering grade 8,9,or 10. For more details and to register, visit bit.ly/GWGeomDesigns . .. Jerry’s last course was assisted by Shivani, a 19 year old- her observations on the course give a flavour of his approach
3/ where the thinking process is more important much more important than the answer and teacher feedback enables the children to think on their own, She says-
4/ "he allows kids to grow, by giving them the time and space to do so. Answers, although important, are hardly a priority here: the way that a student’s mind is able to twist around concepts; ricochet off ideas - both old and new - is what Jerry sees as imperative.
5/ The course had a variety of students, all of different levels of mathematical prowess - some flew through homework, whilst some had difficulty understanding the questions itself. Parents contacted me on submissions day, with qualms of not being able to submit homework -
6/ because their kids were stuck, they did not get the answer, nor understood the qn.
Naturally, this may be a source of some distress, which I immediately felt. Although, when passed onto Jerry, this distress was immediately dissipated and filled with a sense of adulation:
Naturally, this may be a source of some distress, which I immediately felt. Although, when passed onto Jerry, this distress was immediately dissipated and filled with a sense of adulation:
7/ it was alright, he said, if children did not understand. Their thought process into coming to that faulty solution; the steps they took to wind down the ‘wrong’ path, and ultimately arrive (or halt) at a particular unsatisfactory conclusion was what was more important."
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