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Stand up and be counted : who'd be a maths teacher?
Teacher
(2008)
Abstract
Teaching is not easy, but everyone who has never done it seems to think they can do a better job - just as comedians are often offered so- called 'good' jokes by non-comedians. The author of this article, who taught secondary school mathematics for five years, provides an amusing account describing the similarities between a maths teacher and a stand- up comedian.
Keywords
- Mathematics teachers,
- Mathematics education,
- Mathematics teaching,
- Secondary school mathematics,
- Secondary school teachers,
- Comedy,
- Teaching practice,
- Humour
Disciplines
Publication Date
2008
Citation Information
Mark Butler. "Stand up and be counted : who'd be a maths teacher?" Teacher Iss. 192 (2008) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mark_butler/5/