The Nature of School Mathematics and Students Learning of Mathematics

At the meeting this time Mr. Marsigit describes about the nature of school mathematics.
Mr. Marsigit said, I’m surprise that most of you miss understanding to specially to mathematics education.
In education can be in form: training, seminar, workshop, formal and informal education.
Number of student influencing to some extend in education.
That is due to adulthood:
1. Motivated
2. Independent
3. Free thinking
4. Free expression
Maturity also requires a great responsibility.
The nature of student learn is:
1. Need motivation to learn whatever.
2. Student is a unique.
Every human being no different or the same. Education can be the diversity.
3. The student a social human life.
4. To learn everything need a context.
Mathematics is considered as the object:
1. Difficult
2. The approach method of teacher
Mathematics at university is different from the mathematics in elementary high school, junior high school and senior high school. Mathematics at university is mathematics aksiomatic consists of definitions, theorems, and axiom. Whereas mathematics in elementary high school, junior high school, and senior high school form mathematics education.
The nature of school mathematics is:
1. Learn the science of patterns or relationships.
2. Knowledge is used for problem solving.
3. Research students.
4. Means of communication.
Mathematics is the nature because the nature, it was difficult be debated.
Solving the problem solving day-to-day with a certain pattern.
Quoad stages in problem solving:
1. Recognize the problem.
2. Create a mathematical model.
3. Make a settlement.
Example the nature of mathematics is:
Provide the opportunity for students to ask questions and deliver opinions.