For many students today, mathematics has become a collection of blind procedures to be used to solve meaningless problems. Jamie York, Waldorf Math Educator and Author, will demonstrate how several different math problems can be taught in a way that avoids the typical “blind procedure” approach, and instead engenders deep understanding and better problem solving skills. The problems investigated will include: the four ratios of Pi‚ making the dreaded train problem come alive, and the wonder of perfect numbers.
