Reflection #3

On Monday, March 4^th, 2013, Mr. Marsigit asks us to make some questions. Based on the question, Mr. Marsigit tries to understand our question and answer in English.

Alisa             : How we as the student must study English in mathematics?

Mr. Marsigit  : Based on my theories and experiences in my explanation in LSM that there is a need for us to learn everything around us, there exist in there environment giving by the god. So, I perceive something should be naturally and learn naturally. The problem is how the curriculum not very hard to learn by students but how the curriculum more unite not mathematics formal. Therefore, the best way to translate, to be translated and to reflect, to be reflected. That’s way, Iamfacilitating you, in order you able to translate and to reflect your experiences for everything, although it is just small experience. In the Greek terminology, translate and called hermeneutics. Then for a long time, I try to we can define in Indonesia term. I found maybe the nearest meaning that is silahturahim. The best way to learn English is to make silahturahim. Please you, silahturahim to everything that consist of English, silahturahim to television broadcasting, dictionary, electric dictionary, internet, encyclopedia, native speaker, tourists that fluency speak in English, English book, to Mr. Marsigit, Marsigit blog. Not only in trying to learn English, but also everything including physics, language, mathematics, English, everything please do develop silahturahim. If you learn to try to uncoversociology, it is also silahturahim. If you learn to try to understand about the society phenomena, you do silahturahim especially in moslemday, like idulfitri, iduladha and etc.

Dian              : How to implement character education

Mr. Marsigit  : To implement character education in the class, we should understand about the effect of teach and learn mathematics. First, we should understand innovative teach and learn mathematics.to understand the innovative teach and learn mathematics, we should understand the nature of mathematics. You can read my blog, in there; you can find various definition of mathematics. We can produce more than 23 definition ofmathematics, definition mathematics based on Plato, Aristoteles, philosopher, mathematics, servant, and on you. Theoretically, the number of mathematics is certain of the number of people that think about mathematics. But, main week, we can divide two category, first, formal mathematics or axiomatic mathematics, mathematics or pure mathematics, the second is school mathematics, realistic mathematics or concrete mathematics. As an innovative teacher, we should understand that there are manymathematics, not only one. On Saturday, Prof. Widodo tells about high mathematics, oh mathematics is very beautiful, but for elementary student that in valley and will climb into the top of mountain, oh mathematics is like hell.

Faqih             : Why you ask the teacher to write?

Mr. Marsigit  : Reflection is the best method. Reflect is the highest order of thinking because reflectionis very complete, start from record, rewrite, and think, the reflection must belong to you. So if you sincere, you will not feel if your English improve.

Wildan          : How to make meaningful learning?

Mr. Marsigit  : To translate and to be translated. You must translate in large meaning. The main key is hermeneutics or silahturahmi.

Dian              : How to teach mathematics effectively?

Mr. Marsigit  : Ido not like this of question. I prefer to make question how the students learn mathematics effectively. I donot believe in mathematicsinstruction, but I do believe in student learning mathematics. Therefore,I try to develop teaching and learning of mathematics. For me,mathematicsinstruction just likes a myth not real. The real one is how to facilitate the student on order they to learn. To facilitate including give a chance, time, reference, and etc.

Marissa         : What is the main idea of the nature of school mathematics?

Mr. Marsigit  : For younger student, knowledge is activity so dimension of mathematics define at activity. Therefore, the definition for the younger is school mathematics. AccordingEbbut and Straker, the nature of school mathematics is first, activity search pattern and relationship, activity to investigate, activity to problem solving, and activity for communication. The best mathematicians aremathematician that can adapt in the situation. So if we talking with young student, mathematicsis activity.

Shella            : How to change the thinking of student that mathematics is difficult?

Mr. Marsigit  : To change it, give them facility, the change of thinking will be running. This is my spirit.

I think that’s all of my reflection for last Monday. I’m sorry for my mistakes. Thank you.