tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246418667558765155.post8823636373816839733..comments2022-12-11T10:51:50.769+01:00Comments on Learning (by) Teaching: Keeping it togetherJulia Tsyganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04354702485097004759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246418667558765155.post-34631465374630304752012-02-08T08:12:56.116+01:002012-02-08T08:12:56.116+01:00Yes, I think your approach makes good sense. The t...Yes, I think your approach makes good sense. The textbook approach has some sense as well, I suppose the authors are thinking "if we break it into bite-size chunks it won't feel so overwhelming". Instead, I often find students feel overwhelmed by the sheer number of subsections, as in "OMG we covered 4 subchapters today? We're moving too fast!". I dream of a textbook with only, say, 8 chapters - and actual text! Like in a physics book, or something.Julia Tsyganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04354702485097004759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4246418667558765155.post-61500283520060041822012-02-04T19:58:27.046+01:002012-02-04T19:58:27.046+01:00I definitely agree about change of base formula. ...I definitely agree about change of base formula. I didn't teach it this year, I just taught them how to rewrite logs in their exponential form, then solve the equation by loging both sides. It was so much better I think because it got them practicing solving equation techniques while just trying to evaluate a simple logarithm, and it let them discover the change of base formula for themselves with no direct teaching.Lizzy-Senseihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697599110257655917noreply@blogger.com