34: Math, mindset and motivation (Paul Ellis)

Paul Ellis shares his decade's worth of experience with facilitating math circles. We will delve into:

- where do math, zen, teaching, acting and parenting meet

- what is the right age for problem-solving

- why to do activities for their own sake

- how to battle the sunk cost fallacy with free classes

 

Startovač: https://www.startovac.cz/patron/misto-problemu/

FB stránka: https://www.facebook.com/mistoproblemu

Web: https://www.mistoproblemu.cz/

 

Timestamps:

(0:00) introduction

(0:46) building a math circle

(07:01) teaching styles and community

(25:20) breaking preconceptions

(41:45) zen, ego, and presence

(59:43) intrinsic motivation and side benefits

 

Links:

- Westchester Area Math Circle: https://sites.google.com/site/westchestercountymathcircle

- Paulus Gerdes: https://www.mi.sanu.ac.rs/vismath/gerdokt/index.html

- Mathematics for human flourishing: https://www.francissu.com/flourishing

- Five Fabulous Activities for Your Math Circle: https://naturalmath.com/five-fabulous-activities/

- Mathematician's apology: https://archive.org/details/hardy_annotated/page/24/mode/2up

- Art of Problem Solving: https://artofproblemsolving.com/

- Nicomachean ethics: https://archive.org/download/AristotlesNicomacheanEthics/Aristotles%20-%20Nicomachean%20Ethics.pdf

- What the best college teachers do: https://books.google.cz/books/about/What_the_Best_College_Teachers_Do.html?id=YwPCxQpxKbIC&redir_esc=y

- Sonobe modules: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonobe

- Paul's website: https://www.paulellis.org/

- Paul's mail: paulellis@paulellis.org