New Insights and Implications

After the past week of class I have realized an important aspect of teaching, especially in mathematics. In is essential, for teachers, to know and understand all the terminology located in the standards. At first glance, the standards seem simple; although after this week of class I have realized that the standards are full of loaded terminology and are complex. As a teacher, I need to be able to understand how to appropriately dissect each standard in order to effectively teach students. I think standards can be extremely confusing and complex, so as teachers, we need to make sure we understand what is expected of us in order for our students to learn what is expected of them and perform well on state and national standardized tests.