It is better to solve one problem five different ways, than to solve five problems one way.
George PolyaWhen introduced at the wrong time or place, good logic may be the worst enemy of good teaching.
George PolyaI am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new math" was the premature introduction of technical terms.
George PolyaOne of the first and foremost duties of the teacher is not to give his students the impression that mathematical problems have little connection with each other, and no connection at all with anything else. We have a natural opportunity to investigate the connections of a problem when looking back at its solution.
George Polya