According to statistics, according to the news polls of Associated Press and AOL, 4 out of every 10 adults hate math. In recent years, in order to catch up with the mathematics level in Asia and Europe, the United States has made great efforts and thought of many ways, but many students still lack interest in mathematics and can't afford to play it. Obviously, people who hate math are twice as tall as those who hate other subjects. However, about a quarter of people say that they like math best, and these people are as many as those who like English and history.
Look at the case: "Mathematics is not difficult. You can find the answer by substituting it into the formula. But English is not like this, it has different meanings, what's more, my explanation may not be consistent with the teacher's idea. " Donald, a plumber from new york. -Donald Folta pointed this out.
Recently, an institution specializing in education and teaching research in the United States conducted a survey on this situation. The results show that the math level of American 15-year-old children has fallen behind Asia and Europe; Young people in other countries are also better at science than their American peers. Needless to say, these two items are crucial in research, innovation and economic competition. In this regard, American education experts call on students to lay a solid foundation in all core disciplines, such as mathematics, English and humanities, so as to become all-round citizens and skilled workers. At the same time, under the pressure of federal law, schools gradually increase the proportion of reading and mathematics teaching, and expect the grades of these two subjects to improve every year. Otherwise, the school will be punished by federal law.
In fact, compared with other countries, the math ability of American primary school students is still very strong, but the older they get, the worse they get. In high school, my math level is lower than that of my peers in other countries. The survey found that this may be related to the old and boring teaching methods of senior high school mathematics teachers, and many senior and intermediate mathematics teachers did not try their best to cultivate students' interest in mathematics.
Interest is the source of motivation for learning. Diane, a fifth-grade math teacher in Florida. Diane Peterson knows this. She said, "The key to cultivating children's interest in mathematics is to stimulate their imagination and enthusiasm for learning from an early age." For this reason, in class, she not only teaches some basic knowledge, such as multiplication tables and decimals, but also tries to teach interesting mathematics, making students feel that mathematics class is endless with easy-to-understand examples. Diane Peterson's teaching method has been affirmed by the school and widely promoted by teachers.
It is reported that in the United States, when people are asked what subjects they want to add to their schools, most people will mention foreign languages. Especially those who live in cities and suburbs. This should be related to the increasing number of immigrants. Moreover, one of the admission conditions of many universities is that students should know foreign languages. In addition, more than half of the respondents expressed the hope that their children would receive more science and art education. Moreover, computers are becoming more and more important in primary and secondary education in the United States, and two-thirds of them think that using computers is beneficial to children's study. Therefore, in the autumn of 2003, almost all public schools in the United States could conduct online teaching. The combined effect of all these factors makes Americans who love mathematics lose interest, while Americans who hate mathematics simply give up. Probably, this is the most important and direct reason for the decline of American mathematics level.