Phil Murray

Getting Them To Get It Phil Murray

This book was conceived with the trainee Secondary Mathematics teacher in mind, because its author saw how frequently new teachers would struggle to identify what were the critical issues about the lesson they were about to teach for the first time tomorrow, and their poor beleaguered Heads of Department were too busy to help. But even the "round the block a few times" teacher will find many new ideas here. And while it is not explicitly written with them in mind, others engaged in getting the young people to get it - teaching assistants, tutors and parents - might find some enlightenment. Practical advice for how to teach each topic tomorrow morning. Guidance on what students find hard to follow, how to explain the idea clearly, the misconceptions to manage, and how to provide for future recall. Not a textbook, not a treatise on teaching, but useful immediate support for the mathematical pedagogue.