Summary and Synthesis

I have found this math class to be very interesting. In our last class we learned how to find the area of some geometric shapes. I had already been taught the formulas to find area but never looked at it the way we did in class. I found it interesting the way we really used problem solving to find area rather than just plugging numbers into formulas. I really like to work through problems, so the way we did the problem solving suited me well. It is cool how you work through a problem first and then see how it fits into the formula. I believe that doing problems and teaching this way will help students learn and think about problems as more than just finding answers.