citizenship education

It is important for us as educators to realize the importance of mathematical education in our society. First of all, the basic mathematics (numeracy, basic addition and subtraction operations etc.) plays an important role in our daily lives. Whether we want to or not, we are all assigned to numbers: age, height, weight, and many other attributes. So the first step I believe to develop a mathematical citizen is to teach quantitative literacy. Furthermore, “we must educate our youth, our citizens, so that they begin to understand and critique the formatting power of mathematics in society.” There are many different ways to prepare the students for citizenship; one of them is through problem posing. By encouraging students to create problems within the given problem will help them to understand the mathematical concepts behind it. Not only that, we should encourage students and explain their rationale and the mathematical concepts clearly to others. This improves their communication skills as well as helping them to listen to other opinions from colleagues. After all, math is a fundamental aspect of the society in my opinion. Thus, every citizen should have an equal chance of being mathematically educated from their school experiences.