“There is a distinction between what may be called a problem and what may be considered an exercise. The latter serves to drill a student in some technique or procedure, and requires little if any, original thought... No exercise, then, can always be done with reasonbable dispatch and with a miniumum of creative thinking. In contrast to an exercise, a problem, if it is a good one for its level, should require though on the part of the student.” IfsThinkingShouldMayLittlesDoneProblemLevelsCreativeTeachingStudentsExerciseOriginalsMathTechniqueDistinctionLatterContrastProceduresDrillsCreative ThinkingOriginal Thought Author:Howard Whitley Eves
“A good problem should be more than a mere exercise; it should be challenging and not too easily solved by the student, and it should require some "dreaming" time.” ShouldProblemDreamChallengesEducationStudentsExerciseMathematicsMereMath Author:Howard Whitley Eves
