I have enjoyed this activity for almost 2 years , as I started in 2008. The interesting thing is that of finding that, there is not much of a big difference between teaching the young ones and the grown ups (adults). The challenging thing is to get the adults to be on task and keep them working.
The other difficulty is that of finding more able few individuals that can get along with all tasks without your assistance and while you also get those that need to be taken step by step to reach a reasonable and acceptable level of performance.
There are challenges, since these are working parents with families to look after and at the same time they have to do assignments/tasks and study for tests and examinations. It is not an easy thing to manage, but others are disciplined enough, hence they get along with tasks and be able to participate in discussions and so on.
The experience I gained here is a wonderful one and I am learning a lot out of Mathematical Literacy and looking forward to the controversial modules of Teaching and Learning and Professional Practice in Mathematical Literacy.
I like the University of KwaZulu-Natal approach to the ACE programme as I believe that some theoretical understanding on Math teaching is of fundamental importance, so as to realize and be able to respond correctly to challenges in class during math lit teaching and learning. This is a must, especially for the Math Lit learners.
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