Alexandre writes:
For 30+ years I taught mathematics and methodology of mathematical education at every level – from secondary school to foundation courses to mainstream undergraduate courses to supervision of MSc dissertations in mathematical education and PhD theses in mathematics. The last 15 years I worked at the University of Manchester, where I am a Professor of Pure Mathematics (since 1998). I am a member of the Council and of the Education Committee of the London Mathematical Society – the professional organisation of British mathematicians.
My concerns about the state of the British education system led me to organise a Discussion Meeting “Where will the next generation of UK mathematicians come from?” (Manchester, 2005). Since then, my activities in the area of education are to some degree informed by the grim findings of that meeting.
My page at Academia.com contains a few my texts on mathematics education -- have a look. Also, my views on education are partially reflected in a blog “Mathematics under the Microscope”.
Book: Mathematics under the Microscope: Amer. Math. Soc., 2010. Sample chapters are available at the AMS website.
Book in progress: Shadows of the Truth: Metamathematics of Elementary Mathematics
people who love music don't do it for the sake of economics
mathematics is useful for a society as a whole but not for individuals in a society
we have to change the role of mathematics in culture - from purely etalitarian purposes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1492933/Teaching-of-maths-in-spiral-of-decline-say-dons.html
people pay for the learning of music - for the love of music
but not many pay for the learning of mathematics - for the love of mathematics
young children have great mathematical curiosity - but throughout school few survive
the why is missing - because what we teach in school for math are not necessarily used skills
On dividing into two, and dividing into one, see Vivian Gussin Paley, You Can't Say You Can't Play.
book - shadows of the truth - Alexandre's book
Mokurai: They found that the children discovered every essential issue in foundations of mathematics, which their teachers know nothing about.
he said - i hate to use the term - math-able children - would rather say - has an inclination toward
Mokurai: Mokurai@sugarlabs.org
Alexandre's site: site http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~avb/
Moderator (Maria Droujkova): email borovik@manchester.ac.uk
Moderator (Maria Droujkova): http://mathfuture.wikispaces.com/AlexandreBorovik
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