[Goanet]LINK: Maths, teachers, Internet, links, etc

[Frederick Noronha (FN)]

How do you explain to your students why the number one (1) is not 
considered a prime number? Why is a one-to-many relation not considered 
to be a function? Do you have any ideas on how to teach 'subtracting a 
negative number' to seven-year-old students? How do you give young adults 
the much-needed foundation in basic math?

        Does this interest you? Are you into teaching maths?
        If so, click on the link below
        http://groups-beta.google.com/group/uk.education.maths
Using the Google interface, it's easy to both post and read from Usenet 
newsgroups. If we want to support Rene's idea of 'an email address for 
every Goan', then the Internet must make sense to people in their 
day-to-day lives.

Information of direct relevance -- such of this, to maths teachers -- 
could surely help all interested to inch a bit closer to that goal. FN

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