Download PDF Math Recess Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption eBook Sunil Singh Christopher Brownell
Download As PDF : Math Recess Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption eBook Sunil Singh Christopher Brownell
“Let’s play math!”
In the theme of recess, where a treasure chest of balls, ropes, and toys would be kept for children to play with, this book holds a deep and imaginative collection of fun mathematical ideas, puzzles, and problems. Written for anyone interested in or actively engaged in schools—parents, teachers, administrators, school board members—Math Recess by Sunil Singh and Chris Brownell shows math as a playful, fun, and wonderfully human activity that everyone can enjoy… for a lifetime!
“Math Recess is a breathless ride!” —Kimberly Morrow-Leong, NCSM 2018 program chair, author of Mathematize It!
“I absolutely adore this book. With clarity, power, and exuberance, Chris and Sunil spell out and make concrete what it means to play.” —James Tanton, PhD, founder of the Global Math Project
“Here’s to the dabblers. The tinkerers. The fantasizers. The curious ones who believe math education can and should be about play. Here’s to the humanity of friendships that lead to mathematical love. Sunil Singh and Christopher S. Brownell are bold. Go, be bold with them. All are welcome.” —Mary Kemper, president of the Texas Association of Supervisors of Mathematics
“Through rich storytelling and powerful examples, Singh and Brownell make the clear case for upending math education as we know it and replacing it with an ideology we can all embrace Mathematics is and can be deeply learned through play.” —Denis Sheeran, author, Instant Relevance and Hacking Math
“Disruption begins with ‘Re.’ Rather than trying to fix a broken system, it is time to reimagine a new one, and Math Recess completely satisfies my appetite for destruction.” —Brian Aspinall, educator, author of Code Breaker and Block Breaker
Download PDF Math Recess Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption eBook Sunil Singh Christopher Brownell
"Traditional math education has harmed far too many students. In his groundbreaking Mathematician’s Lament Paul Lockhart said “I don’t see how it’s doing society any good to have its members walking around with vague memories of algebraic formulas and geometric diagrams, and clear memories of hating them.†Sunil says that the word here that is so undervalued in evaluating the currency of mathematic is memories. He is so right! Math can be a rich, joyful, playful, surprising, frustrating, humbling, and creative art, but far too few people ever get to experience math in this playful and delightful manner. And yes, one of the adjectives used to describe mathematics is frustrating, but this frustration can be joyful too and can then turn into funstration;)
It doesn’t matter what your background is in mathematics or how much mathematical knowledge you have. Sunil and Chris have written a perfect book to allow you to fall into the portal of mathematical play. There is a plethora of resources sprinkled throughout this book to help you get some scrapes and bruises on the math playground and then to let yourself fall down the Math Rabbit Hole!"
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Math Recess Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption eBook Sunil Singh Christopher Brownell Reviews :
Math Recess Playful Learning in an Age of Disruption eBook Sunil Singh Christopher Brownell Reviews
- Traditional math education has harmed far too many students. In his groundbreaking Mathematician’s Lament Paul Lockhart said “I don’t see how it’s doing society any good to have its members walking around with vague memories of algebraic formulas and geometric diagrams, and clear memories of hating them.†Sunil says that the word here that is so undervalued in evaluating the currency of mathematic is memories. He is so right! Math can be a rich, joyful, playful, surprising, frustrating, humbling, and creative art, but far too few people ever get to experience math in this playful and delightful manner. And yes, one of the adjectives used to describe mathematics is frustrating, but this frustration can be joyful too and can then turn into funstration;)
It doesn’t matter what your background is in mathematics or how much mathematical knowledge you have. Sunil and Chris have written a perfect book to allow you to fall into the portal of mathematical play. There is a plethora of resources sprinkled throughout this book to help you get some scrapes and bruises on the math playground and then to let yourself fall down the Math Rabbit Hole! - I've connected with Sunil every so often for the past couple of years; but mostly read his stories on Medium. Chris was my undergraduate professor and in many ways gave me a joy of mathematics that I took to middle and high school students in Fresno, CA for 9 years. Admittedly I got a little nervous when he started telling stories about his undergraduate students because I wasn't always the best of students!
The structure of the book goes between stories about math in action, to conceptual discussions, to actual problems that can be worked on. An abundance of pictures makes the authors and the activities they discuss more real. The chapter on Finland is informative without being preachy - I especially like the connections that were made to how what is experienced in our 'off time' is often what drives us forward in both math and life. There are no specific steps for success here - they acknowledge that an entire mindset needs to change and it will take time - but the seeds are being planted.
As someone in the same math-loving community, it was great to see resources like QED, Matthew B, Brainquake and Dr Keith Devlin mentioned or quoted throughout the book. In a math education world that feels fractured by discussions (or lack of it) about equity and algebra, Math Recess will show or remind readers how to have fun finding patterns, helping kids find joy in discovery, and honest optimism about the future. - Not since the release of Lockhart's A Mathematician's Lament has anyone captured the collective pursuit of mathematics teachers across the globe! Singh and Brownell effectively demonstrate how to bring life back into classrooms through play and exploration of the most beautiful subject despite the current state of mathematics education. Out with the worksheets and in with socialization through mathematical play!
- This book is a playground for anyone who loves ideas, math topics, inspiring quotes and wants to think about improving math instruction. There are problems and qoutee woven throughout as well as book study questions.
