Theory of teaching mathematics
The teacher’s role, according to this perspective, is that of lecturer and explainer, communicating the structure of mathematics meaningfully. The teacher should inspire through an exciting delivery, should enrich the mathematics course with additional problems and activities, adapting the structured textbook approach. At best, various approaches, demonstrations and activities are employed to motivate and facilitate learning and understanding. Teaching entails a benign master-pupil relationship; the master, possessor of the knowledge, transmits it to the pupil, as effectively as possible. Thus, according to Hardy