Overview
- The Ministry of Education publicly praised Malaspina on Monday, calling his life and work an example that has inspired generations of teachers and students across Peru.
- Malaspina, a professor emérito of PUCP, argues that 'teaching mathematics is not teaching algorithms or rules' and centers lessons on curiosity, questions and real problems.
- His career began in 1966 when he worked as a university teaching assistant while still a student, and his honors include the Palmas Magisteriales grade Amauta and a doctorado honoris causa from Universidad Nacional de Huancavelica.
- He continues to teach, advise theses and take part in educational projects nationwide, using everyday situations—such as changes in product size and price—to train students to reason and decide.
- Education coverage notes his approach targets a wider national problem of rote memorization and could reshape teacher training and classroom practice by making math more relevant to civic life and daily choices.