Developing Mathematics Teaching

From years to years, teaching and learning system must be subjected to several changes, and certainly changes towards better. Talking about teaching and learning system, let us narrow down this topic into "developing teaching and learning mathematics". Teaching is divided into two by the method, there are teaching and learning using traditional method or teaching and learning using progressive/innovative method. In the teaching of mathematics there are also levels that establish a system of teaching, there are:

1. Spiritual level : here lies the vision teacher, teaching purposes, ways of life. Without any teaching purposes, we will "blind" in teaching, it means there is no goal that brings us towards the better by that teaching method.
2. Normative level: here lies a law governing the teaching of it, without any law that regulates, an instruction will be able to get out the rules, because this law is absolutely set up a system of teaching it. Here also have the theory of education, the paradigm of education as well.
3. Formal level : here the place where the teaching should be appropriate with the curriculum, we as a candidates of mathematics teacher must be able to make a syllabus or course plan or lesson plan to give to our students in the future.
4. Material level : This level is also important, because at the material level is learning in physical form. As learning in the classroom, we need to bring learning materials to students in the class in the right way.

At the material level is very influential in mathematics, we can teach the traditional method or in a modern method, that is by a progressive and innovative. In traditional teaching, learning is done by teachers is the only source of knowledge where the role of teacher is only puts sciences and transfering it to his students. In this traditional teaching is directed, students are considered empty vessel and our duty as teachers to fill that empty vessel. Traditional education must be reform or to change that is new paradigm of teaching.

In the modern teaching is teaching with a progressive and innovative methods, learning is done by teachers is not the only source of knowledge, but the teacher role as facilitator of learning for his students. In this teaching method, students likened to a seed that grew into a tree which will bear the sweet fruits. Here students develop the constructs their own knowledge. In the classroom, teachers teach with expository method, by way of explaining the material to the students, so that students can catch the meaning contained in these materials, teachers will give concrete examples. Then any member issues contained in the material. After that the teacher also gave the task to test how much students understand what has been taught by the teacher.

As a candidate of a good math teacher, also make sure we're on the right path, it means we have to educate the students properly, if we already know the sciences educate them properly, then students will also be heading towards the right as well, because a teacher will bequeath the best things to his student. If a teacher pass on things that are negative, then the students will also practice negative traits such teachers. Thus let us fix or improve the attitudes and traits we become better, deserve to be emulated for our learners. In addition we also have to know the advantages and disadvantages from us. Let us not be “blind” it means that we do not know what our goal to become a teacher of mathematics. And let us not “empty”, it means that fill our lives with things that are positive and beneficial to themselves and others, then we will become a good math teacher.
We must know about “the nature of mathematics” or “the nature of school mathematics” are:

1. Mathematics is a search for pattern and relationship.
2. Mathematics is a problem saluting activities.
3. Mathematics is an investigation activities.
4. Mathematics is a mean of communicating.

If we understand well the “nature of mathematics" or "the nature of school mathematics", we will become a good mathematic teacher.

Be a Good Mathematics Teacher

Talking about mathematics education.in generally, many topics in mathematics education is in terms of teaching materials, teaching methods, and others. As a candidate of a good math teacher, we must know that good teaching methods. We need to empower your self, do not be hesitate, disappointed. Just wake up and rise up! we should not give up and despair, if we hit a problem, such as repeated one math course we can value even worst, do not we slumped to circumstances like this, instead we should be able to take the positives from there. Why we could get value like this? Am I less doing practices? Did I not learn? Or do I not pray? From there we understand what we lack, and we will to correct the deficiencies so that our future will become a better individual. Make all the events in the past is a very valuable experience, experience that encourages us to become better person.

As a candidate of a good math teacher, also make sure we're on the right path, it means we have to educate the students properly, if we already know the sciences educate them properly, then students will also be heading towards the right as well, because a teacher will bequeath the best things to his student. If a teacher pass on things that are negative, then the students will also practice negative traits such teachers. Thus let us fix or improve the attitudes and traits we become better, deserve to be emulated for our learners. In addition we also have to know the advantages and disadvantages from us. Let us not be “blind” it means that we do not know what our goal to become a teacher of mathematics. And let us not “empty”, it means that fill our lives with things that are positive and beneficial to themselves and others, then we will become a good math teacher.