Yrkesretting av matematikk

Vocation of common core subjects in primary and secondary education is a current topic in schools today, as are the focus on mathematical knowledge among the pupils. In this paper I am highlighting a combination of both of these two topics. With my background as a teacher, diploma marketer and project manager I can see the importance of mathematical knowledge in the Norwegian school and the working community. I find the need and benefit of mathematics important and I want to contribute to an increase of interest, understanding and joy of mathematic in Norwegian schools. As an educationalist I look into the vocation of mathematics, its importance and role. In this paper I am examining critically vocation of mathematics through the perspective of primary and lower secondary school. I look at the value of vocation exercises as early as in primary and lower secondary levels and how a project considering mathematics may be carried out. The issue of this paper: How to vocation mathematics in lower secondary school? My focus on the pupils and my pedagogical worldview is the background of choosing the method of the project, the involvement and participation has a great part in this. It is pedagogical action research that is the base of the project and the democratic processes shows through the use of future workshops and group work throughout three actions. With a high level of pupil participation, writing logs, interviews and observations we have completed the project in mathematics by taking the teaching out of the ordinary classroom and focus on working practical with the project. Discovering and doing things on their own has been the powerhouse in addition to participation as an essential part. It is the grounded theory which is the basis for my analysis and I have chosen an analytic strategy based on Kathy Charmaz version of grounded theory. What the project shows is that the pupils are particularly motivated by getting challenged by exercises that are lifelike, and with a high level of participation it creates an enthusiasm that comes from within. We work towards a goal, and we want to achieve