Why? Why? Why?: Future Teachers Discover Mathematical Depth

Author(s)

Perla Myers PhD, University of San DiegoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 5-1-2007

Journal Title

Phi Delta Kappan

Volume Number

88

Issue Number

9

First Page

691

Last Page

696

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170708800912

Version

Post-print: the version of the article having undergone peer review but prior to being published

Disciplines

Mathematics

Abstract

In mathematics, it is not just the how, the procedures for solving problems, that is important, but the why, the underlying concepts, Perla Myers explains. When teachers regain the childlike wonder that leads them to seek the why of math, they will be better able to help their students learn.

Notes

Original publication information:

Myers, P. (2007). Why? Why? Why?: Future Teachers Discover Mathematical Depth. Phi Delta Kappan, 88(9), 691-696. https://doi.org/10.1177/003172170708800912

Digital USD Citation

Myers, Perla PhD, "Why? Why? Why?: Future Teachers Discover Mathematical Depth" (2007). Mathematics: Faculty Scholarship. 2.
https://digital.sandiego.edu/mathematics-faculty/2