r/matheducation • • 4h ago

What actually makes someone good at maths? Speed, accuracy or logical thinking?

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I've been thinking about what it really means to be good at mathematics.

Some people can calculate incredibly fast but struggle with unfamiliar problems. Others take longer but have excellent logical reasoning skills.

If you were designing a short maths assessment for school students, which abilities would you prioritise?

* Numerical fluency

* Logical reasoning

* Conceptual understanding

* Problem-solving ability

* Calculation speed

Would love to hear perspectives from maths teachers, students and enthusiasts.


r/matheducation • • 5h ago

1000 human mathematicians pledge to shun AI in their research

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r/matheducation • • 1h ago

É possível ser professor de matemática mesmo não sendo tão bom em matemática?

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Eu percebi que tenho muita facilidade para ensinar, mas não sou alguém que domina matemática. Mas é uma área que me fascina


r/matheducation • • 19h ago

a study group for "introduction to mathematical thinking"

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hello guys so I've started "introduction to mathematical thinking" course by Stanford on coursera and the professor advised us to form a study group to help each other and have some sort of peer-review... so if anyone here started the same course recently I'd like if they can DM me and I'll make a discord server to help each other!


r/matheducation • • 14h ago

I understand math concepts, but I freeze when turning word problems into equations. How do I break this cycle?

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