Discussion
Which of the following statements about nature of mathematics are most appropriate ?
A. It helps the child to be creative.
B. It helps in nurturing the child's imagination.
C. It is based on deductive reasoning.
D. It is always convergent.
Choose the correct option :
Answer: A
The appropriate statements are A, B and C.
Mathematics is a creative subject: children invent strategies, spot patterns and pose problems (A), and it nurtures imagination, for example in visualising shapes, numbers and possibilities (B). As a discipline it is built on deductive reasoning: results are proved by logical steps from definitions and axioms (C).
Statement D is wrong. Mathematics is not always convergent: many problems allow several methods and some have several correct answers, and the NCF 2005 encourages such open-ended, divergent thinking. Every option that leaves out A, B or C is incomplete.
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