So far in math class I have learned a lot.  I have noticed that I really need to keep up on my work, because I think it would be very easy to fall behind.  I have never been all that good in math class, but maybe this new way that you are going to be teaching us will help me understand things a little better.  I am also kind of confused about that standards I should be using, there are the State and National standards, however you said that one was better then the other.  I want to be the best teacher I can be and I want my future students to have the best education from me.  My goal in this class is to find the best way for them to learn.  

We have been taught about shapes, which was a really fun, but confusing activity.  I did get the hang of it when you explained the activity about scale factors to the class.  One of the examples that I will remember is that, if you have a scale factor of 2 and multiply the variable by 2 squared you get the new area.  When I am reading about all of these concepts in the book it is hard to understand, I am glad that we have a class where there is hands on activities to help me learn better.  I have also learned about many different studies that show how the United States is really far behind from the rest of the world in out test scores.  I think this class will be a challenging but fun class to be in.