Hermeneutics of The Iceberg Approach

Sunday, 14 April 2013

Hermeneutics of The Iceberg Approach


Hermenetika Pembelajaran Matematika
By : Prof.Dr. Marsigit, MA
Reflection by : iLania Eka Andari

Hermeneutics cycle is like a longitudinal wave in slinky. It has a start-end point (horizontal phase) and a lowest-highest point (vertical phase).
When we talked about Hermenutics cycle , it remind us with an iceberg approach of learning mathematics.  The horizontal phase (start-end point) is a horizontal mathematics and the vertical phase (lowest-highest point).
Horizontal mathematics is a mathematics that usually found in daily life, such as multiply, adding, divide, substract, etc. And the vertical mathematics is a professional mathematics (Math of the gods - 'matematikanya para dewa' ). From the diagram (that showed the hermeneutics cycle), we can immediately know that vertical math is just for them who really-really expert in math (what i mean is Vertical math not for just anyone). To pass through the horizontal mathematics we just need to goes forward, this is easy isn't it? But to pass through the vertical mathematics it's difficult. We need to going across so much hurdle in order to get the highest point . For people who doesn't really love math, they will end in the lowest point.
But i think, as long as we still learning and learning, eventhough we are not a gods, someday we will able to stand on the highest point (on the top of the iceberg approach).

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