Personal Concern and Next Steps

I have always been pretty good at math. I like the calculating and solving and the feeling of accomplishment you get when you can correctly solve a math problem. I hope to get a better understanding of why we do math and teach all the disciplines to our students. I hope that I can better grasp the hows and whys of math calculation and be able to better understand how to teach my students. I hope this class can contribute to my teaching skill set and help me be a better teacher.

Personal Concerns and Next Steps

Math has always been a decent subject for me. There are some concepts that come easier than others, but overall I have done pretty well. A concern of mine is that throughout my previously schooling, I was never taught the way that we are being taught now. It is a whole new concept for me do I think it takes some getting used to. In the beginning of class I typically feel frustrated, but by the end of class, things usually click. I am going to try my best to better understand this way of teaching in order to teach my students this way, as I feel it is very beneficial. Other next steps include asking for help when needed so I can get the most out of class.

Math so far.

In this class, I hope to gain a better understanding of why math problems work the way they do. I agree with some other in the class about how I enjoy math and believe for the most part I am fairly good at it however the way it has been broken down so far is one that has never been explained to me. It makes me look at other math problems in a way of breaking them down too. I hope through out this class we continue to grasp a deeper understanding to formula's and math problems. I believe this will then help us to teach our students as well as our peers to look at task from many different angles not the one that presents itself as the easiest or quickest solution. This concept will be able to be used across many curriculum we may encounter as teachers.

Thoughts on Math

I have always enjoyed math and was usually pretty good at it; however, I don’t feel that I ever actually understood it on the level that is being taught in this class. If I was asked to do more complex math tasks that I learned in high school, I probably would not be able to complete them today because I lack the understanding of the concepts that is necessary to retain what they are and how to complete them. Throughout this course, I hope to deepen my understanding of concepts in math as well as learn how to teach my students so they will have a deeper understanding of math. Without a good understanding, math can be difficult for anyone, so I hope to teach my students to overcome their struggles and understand math better.