A recent report from the US (Miami Herald, December 29, 2013) reminded us of inspiring teachers. Miami maths teacher, Teresita Lemus, was recently named one of 10 Nobel Educators of the Year by the National Society of High School Scholars.
“I’m not teaching them calculus, I’m teaching them how to think,” Ms Lemus said. She calls maths “pretty” and has convinced her students that arc lengths, trigonometric identities and logarithmic derivatives are pretty.
Her exam pass rates are phenomenal.
“You can look at her passing rate and know she’s a great teacher, but it goes beyond that,” said student Sanchit Bhattacharjee. “It’s a combination of how much math she knows and how much she coaches and pushes us.”
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