Challenges and Opportunities in Teaching Mathematics in High School

Abstract

Teaching involves taking into consideration both educational stakeholders as well as cultural and social context in which this process is embedded. This context is determined or delineated in a curriculum from which the different syllabuses of the subjects are drawn. Teaching mathematics, specifically at the upper secondary level, also involves acknowledging aspects such as the knowledge with which basic education students graduate and their attitude towards this subject. The purpose of this article is to encourage reflection on the duties of the mathematics teacher at this educational level and the strategies that can be incorporated in the classroom to face the challenge of teaching any subject in this area of knowledge.

Translated by Mario Alejandro López De Luna.