Interview with IVY Mathematics Teacher Leon | Make Mathematics Classroom lively and interesting, and

Leon Wu, graduated from Kent University, UK, is a senior A-level math teacher. His teaching style is funny, humorous, knowledgeable, and uses international multi-dimensional teaching methods to arouse the dull and difficult math students, fully mobilize their enthusiasm for learning, and the teaching method is very popular with students. More than 50% of professors and students get A-A* scores and 80% get B scores

The following is an interview with Mr. Leon

1. How did you feel about IVY during the years of teaching in IVY?

I have been teaching in IVY for more than five years. We have overcome the nutritional deficiencies in our childhood and withstood the pains and tests of growing up. Until now, we have a high quality and stable team of teachers and management. The academic atmosphere of the teachers'team in our school is very strong and full of humanistic care. In daily work, teachers only need to do a good job in teaching and research, and do not need to be distracted by extra things. This can not only ensure the quality of teaching, but also provide enough time for teachers to communicate with students. Good teacher-student relationship and mutual understanding will better promote the development of teaching work. Teachers also organize IVY’s community activities. Whether academic or stylistic, teachers play a guiding and guiding role. They brainstorm with students and work hard together. This kind of relationship between teachers and friends makes IVY's academic atmosphere extremely harmonious, which is very rare in public schools.

2. A-level is internationally known as the "gold medal curriculum system", and its academic and authoritative nature is widely recognized. A-level mathematics is one of the most important courses. What do you think are the characteristics of IVY's A-level Mathematics Course compared with the domestic general mathematics curriculum?  

Compared with the domestic education system aiming at selection, the difficulty of A-level subjects is easier for most students to accept. Especially in mathematics, there is absolutely no problem that is extremely difficult to bend. However, A-level mathematics covers a wider range than domestic high schools, such as calculus. Domestic high schools only learn derivatives and limits, while A-level mathematics includes quadratic function, trigonometric function, exponential logarithm, implicit function, parametric equation, rational equation calculus and so on. For example, statistics knowledge, domestic high schools only involve probability, while A-level will teach probability, normal distribution, binomial distribution, Poisson distribution and so on. Students learn these mathematical knowledge, after going to college, they can basically achieve seamless convergence and even cover university mathematics knowledge in advance. Although A-level mathematics has a wide range of knowledge, the difficulty of these basic knowledge is moderate, and it is more acceptable to most students. This is why A-level is more recognized internationally.

3. Many people say that Chinese students have great advantages in learning A-level mathematics. What do you think of it?

Chinese students have undergone the high-pressure teaching mode in China. When they switch to A-level, they will find that the difficulty is reduced and there is no problem to drill a bull's horn. Compared with the students in public high schools, they will learn more things and have certain psychological advantages. They can restore some confidence in learning mathematics. To a large extent, they can promote their learning enthusiasm and form a virtuous circle.

Many students say that because you like mathematics in your math class, how do you cultivate students' interest in mathematics?

Many students don't like to learn mathematics before they transfer, because they think it's too boring and they don't understand it. This is because they do not know what can be done after learning these mathematical knowledge, with this confused mentality, no one can learn mathematics well. And I will tell them before learning each knowledge point what help this knowledge will bring to themselves in the future, and what problems will help us solve in reality. Eliminate their confusion and then impart knowledge. In the process of imparting knowledge, I will use a lot of popular stalks (cartoon stalks, game stalks, trembler stalks, etc.) to make knowledge more grounded, more close to their lives, attract their attention and enhance their interest. Students will often lament after teaching in this way that "Mathematics could have been played like this before"

5. Talk about the results and graduation of the students you teach?

On average, 80% of the students can get more than B scores, 50% of the students can get more than A scores, and 20% of the students can get A*. Most of them went to the world's top 100 schools

6. Would you like to talk about your educational philosophy in the light of international education?

My educational idea is to first step into the students'world, understand how they think, and then formulate targeted teaching strategies. Efforts should be made to make the process of imparting knowledge more lively and interesting, broaden students'horizons, eliminate their confusion, and then make them like the subject.

7. What's the unforgettable experience in IVY?

Every day in IVY work is happy and unforgettable, the relationship between colleagues is very harmonious, the students are so lovely, we learn to work together, feel every day is very full, very happy. The "frozen age" has been realized both physically and psychologically.

8. What are your hobbies after teaching?

I like all sports, because life lies in sports, appropriate sports will improve physical fitness, and then improve the quality of life and work efficiency.

9. Sending messages to students?

First, be a self-reliant person, then a person who contributes to society, and finally achieve self-realization.