Summary and Synthesis

I have felt pretty good about class so far. I am noticing that there is a lot of things about math that I need to touch up on before I try to teach it in the schools. I have never been very good at math and it is a little overwhelming to have so much information at once. I think that this class is going to be good for me because I need to start to understand some more content as well as some effective strategies for helping my students who may struggle with math as I did. I keep thinking that I want to find a way that I can make math better for my students than it was for me. I always dreaded math class and I want my students to feel that they understand what is going on and I hope they can always be open about sharing ideas and suggestions. In all math classes I have had, I have felt that I shoudn't say what I think because I don't want to be wrong. I always thought of math as a right or wrong subject, but I am learning that there isn't always just one right way to solve a problem. Just because the teacher shows one way to solve a problem, that doesn't mean that there isn't another way to solve the same problem to get the same answer. I feel that I have already learned some valuable things in class and I am looking forward to what will come in the future.

-Brianna