Thread: Ewww, fantasy is bad! Won't you think of the Children?
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Old 05-12-2016, 11:29 AM   #62
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Would you consider it the primary goal of a maths teacher to teach mathematics, or a love of mathematics?
I consider the primary goal to be to teach mathematics (or any subject) in a way that makes a person want to learn more about the subject on their own. If all a teacher does is present facts, why can't the student just read a book?

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