#3 Reflection of Mr. Marsigit’s Explanation on the 27th of February 2013

Dianing Meijayanti
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Inter. Math. Education 2011

Is ethnomathematics effective for learning abstract mathematics, such as integral and algebra? Everything that has dimension. People have a dimension, because of different levels. Food and water also has dimension. Therefore, it is in fact ethnomatemathics, is extracted from the mathematical culture. If we see the past, then there is nothing that is not related to the history. Mathematical discoveries from mezopotamia era, is one of the inspirations for mathematics which was later found to formal mathematics, pure, deductive, and abstract. By taking the frame of mind of matematka, we can make the math building. Do the math abstract to be useful? These questions can be considered later. Mathematics is for mathematics, deductive science and others. Of abstract mathematics that includes the axioms of mathematics, which was built on the basis of agreements with others.

Is that done by a mathematician (pure mathematics)? They are a researcher in mathematics. Their problem is if the connection with mathematics learning, because they are not trained to teach science to students. Elementary school students, junior high school, and senior high school has the character and nature of each. The more down the more concrete and real, then apply realistic mathematical theory in which the bottom foundation are mathematical concrete, concrete models, a formal model and the highest is the formal mathematics. From one level to another level, need tools and various methods.

People who are capable of flexible, dynamic, creative in adapting means and methods, they are the ones who still have the intuition and empathy. People who have stress, trauma, pain, frustration, then he will not be able to gain intuition in himself. In the learning process, if a student is in a fear condition and distress, then slowly he will lose his intuition. So the problem of learning came from older people, such as the child has a problem because his parents, the student has a problem because his teacher, the people have a problem largely because its leader, and so on.

To answer the question, what is an effective abstract mathematics, followed by small research is how far ethnomathematics relevance in learning mathematics with the dimension of mathematics that have been agreed under realistic mathematics. Is the weaknesses and strengths of ethnomathematics in its implementation in Indonesia as an innovative learning? This is a question that very normative or forced and difficult to implement. In reasoning and logic, the process of innovative teaching and learning is to make student-centered learning (students as actors), developed a various method, and developing teaching materials. Ethnomathematics is on learning resources. With thecurriculum of  2013, the problems that exist know is what the government demanding the implementation of the educational course or require the implementation of an innovative and creative learning.

Etnhnomathematics not like bakpia then eaten. If students are very smart and clever in English, then he can say "go to hell, ethnomathematics". The question how to introduce ethnomathematics to students, meaning the same as the question of how to introduce mathematics realistic to students. The main way is to wear the substance, by looking at the learning styles of diverse students. Is the teacher may determine the student's learning style? Student learning styles there own. If teachers determine their students' learning styles that include bad practice, as it is the vanity and arrogance of a teacher in applying himself to the others, as if someone else had seemed. Therefore, should the relationship between the young and the elderly should be improved. If students or teachers to know the theory and thought on the matter of learning, friendship following the learning process, then there will be a sensitive and gentle behavior. If the behavior of the teacher to the students tend to be arrogant and fulgar, it will produce a poor young people, such as the student brawls, conflicts, and so on. Traditional learning where students are considered empty barrel, teachers transfer knowledge to students, it is very cruel. Supposed to be learning or learning how it is processed correctly ie with creativity, and dynamic. Dynamic point is to learn a variety of ways, never the same, so it is not monotonous.

How do teachers treat students who have different desires in learning mathematics? The trick is to encourage or motivate students by implementing innovative teaching, because traditional learning would not have been able to serve the needs of diverse students. Therefore, a teacher is required to develop, which can be done by developing technology, so that the diverse learning styles of students and teachers is still able to facilitate it.

Is formal education has an influence on a person's quality? Domain of the questions is whether formal education is required or not. Sometimes people feel that formal education disadvantage, because it is not contextual and difficult to follow. Currently, most formal education is used for the benefit of the authorities, and therefore there is a liberating discourse of education, innovative learning point should liberate students from problems, such as the inability of teachers to teach. Whatever happens is ranging from as small as anything in this world, there are always two important components, namely the container and its contents. No container without content. If the child does not attend formal education, the question is how others may recognize him. So, fomal education is a very important institute.

How teaching methods appropriate for high school students? In this world there is no right, there is only relative. There is no the best way to educate. So innovative learning is appropriate where there are various methods (discussion, reflection, presentations, assignments, online), various interaction (traditional, small group, individual), and various resources. Senior high school is the transition from children to adults. It is necessary creativity of teachers, for example by taking the abstract and concrete. During high school, psychologically, students heading to the mature so confidence should be given a place and independence must also be developed.

Another question comes, what is an example of mathematical material in collaboration with language learning? Collaboration is related to the thematic, where the quality of the talk during the learning process can be improved, but the context is the same. Mathematics is a language game. How do teachers respond to curriculum of changes? Curriculum of 2013 is a curriculum that is already assured of failure. Curriculum of 2013 win in terms of power, it is a work that is not handled by experts. Changes in the curriculum there are technical, policy, or intrinsic. Look at the terms of intrinsic, if learning is done in an innovative, then whatever the curriculum would not be a problem.