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Bhubaneswar, Jan 15: Origami was in focus at a state-level workshop on mathematics organised in the city to impart training to teachers.
Different kinds of mathematics questions can be easily solved through folding square pieces of paper, said experts at the seminar, which aimed at demystifying mathematics and making it more appealing to students.
The three-day training workshop, which was organised by the Samanta Chandrashekhar Science Club, began Thursday. The workshop includes brainstorming sessions for teachers who have converged at the venue for practical knowledge of the technique.
“Teachers from around 13 districts have come to attend the programme. The basic aim of the session is to make mathematics easier for students. Many students shy from mathematics and treat it as a complex subject,” said Milan Kumar, secretary of the Samanta Chandrashekhar Science Club.
“However, if students are exposed to this technique, they are most likely to start liking the subject. We mainly targeted teachers because they are the ones who spread knowledge among others,” he said.
“If people develop interest in any subject, apply them in real life and have some passion for it, it becomes a gift for them.
The same holds true for this technique. It is a very practical technique that can make mathematics much simpler. There are high chances that if subjects are taught practically, students remember it for longer durations of time,” said SN Torasia, former director of the Science and Technology Council, Orissa. “The main objective of the session is to learn the Origami technique in detail and try using it to solve problems. There are many ways through which we can make mathematics simpler and interesting and Origami is one of them,” said Sudarshan Padhy, director of the Institute of Mathematics & Applications, Bhubaneswar.
“Students need to develop a more logical frame of mind to tackle the subject more efficiently. Usually students are exposed to the theoretical part of the subject, which often discourages them. Only the practical way of learning can win the hearts of students,” said Padhy.
