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Group presentation // Susan Eladio Freddy Roiner y Maikol
Pre-reading
* Show images related with famous mathematicians mentioned in the reading.
* Ask pre-reading questions:
* Do youknow how mathematics are taught in Costa Rica?
* Do you consider the mathematics teaching method in Costa Rica useful for everyday life?
* Have you ever asked yourself, why do I have tolearn math in school and highschool, if I never use this knowledge in my life?
While-reading
* Skimming Reading strategy. What the Reading is about?
* Read carefully each paragraph andunderline new vocabulary.
* Try to compare the topics of the Reading with your own math education.
* Some exercises (True or False) related to the Reading suggested by the class.(Groups).Post-reading
* Have you found new words? What do they stand for, in that context?
* What paragraphs have you found more difficult to read? Why? What strategy did you use?
* *The group discussesabout Scott Flansburg, the “Human Calculator”*
* How does the reading propose to improve math education useful for life?
* What is abstract thinking? Do you believe that the standardcurriculum promotes abstract thinking?

* What is “quantitative literacy” How will this improve math education?

* According to Scott Flansburg:

* "If I ask how much is five plus five, youknow the answer because it is in your memory. But in fact, you never did any math. Thus, you only exercise the memory, but not logic, and is a completely different side of the brain. "

* Are youagree with this statement? Why or why not? Do you think exercise math logic is an advantage?

* Another statement of Flansbug talks about the acceptance of being bad at math, what do you think ofthis social convention?

* "Why has it become so socially acceptable to be bad at math? If you were illiterate you wouldn’t say that on TV, but you can say that you are bad at math. We have to...