My Small Research about Mathematics in Elementary School and Junior High School

The method in used: interview
First, I asked to male children. He is a student of elementary school, in third class. I asked to him about mathematics, and he answers that mathematics is a difficult lesson. He said the material of third level class in elementary school which is difficult for him is the material about story task. Sometimes they don’t know how to solve the story task and he also don’t know the steps to get the answer. The other lesson which is difficult is about dividing a number with other number by using in Indonesia “porogapet method”. The problem in dividing is the accurate calculating, so sometimes he gets the wrong answer. The other problem is grouping in calculating. He still confuse when the calculating use bracket. In the exam, his wrong answer caused by the little ability calculating, so he gets not accurate number.
Second, I asked to female children. She is a student of elementary school, in fifth class. She thinks that mathematics is also a difficult lesson. Her problem is in ability calculating, so she gets not accurate number. She said that she understands the material, the material is not difficult, but she doesn’t do the task careful, so se get the wrong answer.
Third, I asked to female children. She is a student of elementary school, in first class. She thinks that mathematics is an easy lesson. She has learned about multiplication. She also said that multiplication is so easy to do. She absolutely enjoys the mathematics lesson.
Fourth, I asked to female children. She is a student in junior high school, in second class. She said that mathematics is a difficult lesson. One of materials which are so difficult is algebra. Sometimes she doesn’t understand the material. The teacher can’t transfer the material well, so many student don’t understand the material. The other problem is same with the student above, it is the ability calculating. For her, teacher is the most important element in teaching learning process. The teacher must have fair attitude to their student, so the student like them and also like their lesson.

THE POWER OF CATEGORY AND NETWORKING

Most people have the wrong idea about networking. It's not something you turn on when you find yourself out of a job or anxiously looking for business. It doesn't require you to be pushy, to be a"schmoozer" or to have that ability to snap your finger, point at someone and say "hey.. let's do lunch!". And it is not about randomly showing up at events and asking strangers for the dream job.

Networking is defined as developing an extended group of people with similar interests or concerns that interact and remain in informal contact for mutual assistance or support. It needs to start well before you need something. Indeed, it is a continuous long-term proposition that's about building positive win-win relationships. At its core, networking is more about giving than taking.
The definition of category:
1. A specifically defined division in a system of classification; a class.
2. A general class of ideas, terms, or things that mark divisions or coordination within a conceptual scheme, especially:
a. Aristotle's modes of objective being, such as quality, quantity, or relation, that is inherent in everything.
b. Kant's modes of subjective understanding, such as singularity, universality, or particularity that organizes perceptions into knowledge.
c. A basic logical type of philosophical conception in post-Kantian philosophy.
3. Linguistics
a. A classificatory structural unit or property of a language, such as a part of speech, verb phrase, or object.
b. A specific grammatical defining property of a linguistic unit or class, such as number or gender in the noun and tense or voice in the verb.

We don’t know that there is a big power in category and networking. The power of category and networking really we need in our live. And we must know it.
There are 4 points of the nature of psychology, according to Immanuel Kant said, there are:
1. Quantitative
2. Qualitative
3. Category
4. Relationship
First, the basic of Quantitative are plural, partial and singular. Second, the Qualitative can be stated in a number. Third, the basic of category are universal, partial and unique. And the last, relationship according with the basic principal, like the law of if only if or the relation of cause and effect.
For example, the simple category is A=A, then B is not equals to A. The example shows as the identity that is A=A, and contradiction that is B is not equals to A.
We can see many references in the power of category and networking, in nomena or phenomena. In nomena, there are two criteria category, that is category (categorization) and networking. Where the Categorization, we must know the definition, the function, the purpose, and the component of the reference. In phenomena, there are many steps to make a dream comes true. We must know the category of highlighting ideas in our work, there are the title, the abstraction, the introduction, the power of category, the power of networking, the relationship, the conclusion, and the reference. By know these steps; we can finish our work easily. Let’s try to use the power of category and networking in our life, hope our dream come true, and we can enjoy our life!!

Sources :
• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/category
• http://portal.citysoup.ca/NR/exeres/BB5D2FA0-6A94-4B7E-B9DD-27A89ADDC0C0.htm