Theory of teaching mathematics
The teaching of mathematics, according to this perspective, consists of encouragement, facilitation, and the arrangement of carefully structured environments and situations for exploration. Ideally, it will involve the use of teacher or school constructed mathematics curriculum, offering a ‘circus’ of different mathematical activities around the classroom, and employing integrated multi-disciplinary projects. The role of the teacher is seen to be that of manager of the learning environment and learning resources, facilitator of learning, with non-intrusive guidance and shielding from conflict, threat and sources of negative feelings.