Blog 2

Though I am still struggling with the Project Based Learning in math, I also understand why it is so important that we allow our students to come up with their own conclusions as to why things are the way they are within the rules of mathematics.  Had I been taught this way, I probably would not have such an overwhelming fear of math as a subject.  Every time I attend this class, I am left wondering, 'Why has this method of teaching come around sooner?'  Though it is out of my comfort zone, being forced to look at the reasoning behind the rules and processes of mathematics has given me a deeper understanding of why math works the way it does.  I am slowly beginning to understand why it is important to move out of the comfort zone of worksheets and easy, fast teaching into a method of teaching math that will allow the students to not only perform the tasks, but really understand them.