Week 1 - Instance Teaching Math with Humour

Mathematics becomes a frightening specter for most students. In our opinion It is well-known as a very difficult and complicated subject. There is also another reason why mathematics frightens the students, it is because most math teachers are labeled as “killers” because they are too rigid in teaching, fearful and tend to make their students to memorize formulas. This is confirmed by  Ir. Helena Margaretha, the headmaster at a mathematics department.  But do you know that this kind of situation can be resolved?

Fear in learning math can be overcome by a humorous teacher. Humorous teacher that the writer means here is a teacher who can change the atmosphere of the classroom, so that the subject can be delivered in a fun and more relaxing way. When students are relaxed and enjoying the atmosphere of the classroom, teachers can catch the students’ attention to start learning the subject. by wina senjaya (2009) Humor is also a way to increase students’ enthusiasm for learning when it has come down or make the students to focus on the material being taught, humor can also increase the teachers' relationships with students. So that the label of a “killer” teacher can be replaced as a favorite teacher. Well, from the statements above we can conclude that humorous teacher can be one of the approaching strategies in learning mathematics.

As the English proverb says "nobody’s perfect", it also works as well as a humorous teacher. Although the humorous teacher can break the ice of a tense situation in thinking hard on a math problem,  apparently there are some weaknesses. The excessive humorous style of a  teacher and too much jokes in learning process  may cause the subject will not be delivered clearly.

Therefore, we as the future teachers would be better to create a fun learning, especially mathematics. One of them is being  a humorous teacher who can deliver the subject well and clearly. The real examples of fun and humorous teachers can be found at Sampoerna School of Education. The mathematics teachers at SSE are very interesting and not bored, even if the material which is taught is as hard as calculus, geometry,or transformation geometry. The teachers always teach well even greatly and do not forget to insert their style of humor in teaching, so the subject can understand it and keep it fun. Through humor, instructor can break the ice to make the learning process feels interesting. Well what if you become a teacher later? What is your argument about learning math with a humorous teacher?

Resources

http://berita.balihita.com/membuat-matematika-menyenangkan.html

http://www.peutuah.com/pengertian-pendekatan-strategi-metode-teknik-dan-model-pembelajaran/

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