on pseudocontext
esp note carloann's comment:
I think there are four ways to approach maths with students, and I make the four ways obvious by encouraging discussion:
1. What is the maths here? (abstract)
2. Is there any REAL occasion when we might do this naturally
3: Is there any obvious job-related occasion when this is used on real life ( engineer; psychologist; physicist; statistician etc etc)
4: What is a national exam question on this topic likely to look like? (pseudocontext)
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