The anxiety of mathematics teacher and the effect of their mathematic teaching learning method

by Nurul
At this opportunity, I will try to give a comment to an article that posted by Dr. Marsigit on Thursday, November 27, 2008 and the title is “The anxiety of mathematics teacher ant their problem”. My comment is based on my experience during become a student in school not in university. As long as is a student in Junior and High school, all of my mathematic teacher always use traditional teaching method. In each mathematic learning activity in class, my teacher just focuses on their ability student to answer mathematic question especially the material on national examination. Actually the purpose of studying are to make the student can do the problem, understand the material, and can applicant the material in daily activity. But if the teachers use traditional method, just a few of studying purpose can be reached by every student. Maybe, an anxiety of mathematics teacher know about the innovative teaching learning method, like problem solving, CTL, lesson study, etc. but they don’t pretend that innovative mathematics teaching learning method is the answer of student problem in mathematics learning. So they keep on their method with teacher centered not student centered.
As far I know, in the globalization era, every teacher must have an ability to produce the students that have a competence in international level. So the anxiety of mathematics teacher must change their thinking to make a teaching learning process that for the student comfort in class and the material can be understand. The final purpose is produce a student that not just know how to solve the mathematic problem but be a student that can applying their mathematical thinking in daily activity.