Where Math Comes From (And Why It Matters For Your Teaching)

What are numbers? What is the nature of mathematics? This debate, which stretches back thousands of years, may sound abstract, but how you answer these questions has an impact on how you teach math in your classroom. This presentation will explain how ancient, medieval, and modern thinkers have answered this question, and how those answers have had influenced everything from computer science to religious philosophy. It will also show pragmatically how reflecting on this topic can potentially improve your own professional practice.