Teaching to Intuition:

Mathematics

Extract from: Customer Review on Amazon Steven T. Abell, author of "Days in Midgard: A Thousand Years On"

5.0 out of 5 stars If you teach math, you must read this.

Edric Cane's "Teaching to Intuition" is the book you must read if you teach mathematics in K-12.

I approached this book with reservations. I am somewhat allergic to the word "intuition", which is often just a front for vague, subjective, and sloppy thinking. What "intuitive" needs to mean is an appeal to an analogy that needs no explanation to anyone. The trick is to find the right analogy. This author's analogies are right on the money. Seriously.

There is no baloney in this book, no unnecessary polysyllables, no education-class-lingo or social-science-speak. Dr. Cane has a point to make (several, actually) and he gets right down to it. This is not a workbook for students. It is practical advice for teachers, whether professionals in the classroom or parents in the home. And I found it fun to read. You might, too, even if you don't have a math degree.

So do yourself a favor. Get yourself a treat. Buy this book and read it before you stand in front of your students again.