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Recently our group had to present our lesson on 'Place Value' to the class. My greatest concern was if I was able to understand and relay my understanding to the rest of the class. The lesson we go over in class are by no means necessarily easy to understand, they take thought and process. As we went through out lesson I was concerned I was not doing a good job explaining the game and students would be lost, but as the lesson continued they showed that they understood and I was doing an decent job at making them understand. This gives confidence that I can explain to people in a way they will understand.

Summary and Synthesis

From the last time I posted we have finished the first part of the class and began the second. We took the final and received our grades back. I didn't think the final was too hard. It was basically what we did in class everyday. The multiple choice was, for me, the most challenging part of the test. There were a lot of concerns throughout the class about scores and the difficulty level. The first few classes were tough to get into the swing of 'thinking outside the box" but as the semester went on it became more and more familiar and easier to put your self in that perspective. Overall I think the class has made me a better future teacher.