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