The teacher should help, but not too much and not too littl… - George Pólya

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The teacher should help, but not too much and not too little, so that the student shall have a reasonable share of the work.

George Pólya

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George Pólya (December 13, 1887 – September 7, 1985) was a Hungarian mathematician and professor of mathematics at ETH Zürich and at Stanford University. His work on heuristics and pedagogy has had substantial and lasting influence on mathematical education, and has also been influential in artificial intelligence.

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Native Name: Pólya György

Alternative Names: George Polya • Georg Polya • Georg Pólya

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The general or amateur student should also get a taste of demonstrative reasoning... he should acquire a standard with which he can compare alleged evidence of all sorts aimed at him in modern life.

Euclid's manner of exposition, progressing relentlessly from the data to the unknown and from the hypothesis to the conclusion, is perfect for checking the argument in detail but far from being perfect for making understandable the main line of the argument.

The worst may happen if the student embarks upon computations or constructions without having understood the problem.

The teacher should help, but not too much and not too little, so that the student shall have a reasonable share of the work. - George Pólya

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