New Insights and Implications

From this class the main thing I have learned is that just because you know how to use an equation, it doesn't mean you know how to teach it. I've learned that there are a lot of steps a person has to go through in order to teach one concept. Things are not as simple as just teaching an equation and expecting students to apply it right away. Sometimes I forget that my students can't pick up on things as fast as I can because they don't have as much background knowledge. I need to teach things as though students are starting from scratch.

Personal Concerns and Next Steps

Until taking this course, I genuinely thought that I understood math enough so that I could teach it to other people. I've always been a big fan of math and enjoyed doing it on most levels. I even tutored math for several years in high school and part of college. By taking this course, I feel like I am starting from scratch and don't know anything about math at all. It's really disappointing to find out that I'm not prepared to teach my favorite subject. I'm getting more into English because of this class. I'm trying my hardest to understand why we are learning what we're learning, but I don't quite get it. I hope that things will soon click for me.