in class II, a teacher explained that we have to subtract 7 from 2 and 2 is smaller than 7. So we will borrow one from 8 and then we can subtract 7 from 12. One student told teacher: Mam! Why we are borrowing from eight, as borrowing is not good. What a teacher should do in such a situation?
Correct option is A
Young learners often take words literally. In this case, the student associated “borrowing” with something morally wrong.
A sensitive and pedagogically sound response is to use the more appropriate term “regrouping”, which also better describes the mathematical process.
This also helps in clearing misconceptions and making the concept more concrete and acceptable to students.
B: Telling students to just “learn the algorithm” ignores their curiosity and hinders conceptual understanding.
C: Ignoring the question sends a message that student concerns are not important.
D: Scolding discourages questioning, which is critical for learning.
A sensitive and pedagogically sound response is to use the more appropriate term “regrouping”, which also better describes the mathematical process.
This also helps in clearing misconceptions and making the concept more concrete and acceptable to students.
B: Telling students to just “learn the algorithm” ignores their curiosity and hinders conceptual understanding.
C: Ignoring the question sends a message that student concerns are not important.
D: Scolding discourages questioning, which is critical for learning.
Correct answer is (a)
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