New Insights and thier Implications

Since the start of this class I have learned many new things that deal with the national and state standards and how we should be teaching math. I feel that it is really important for us as students to learn everything we can about the standards becuase if we do then we will have the knowledge to teach our future students to the best of our ability. Also I learned how helpful the state standards are. I never knew that there was a place where teachers could go and get resources for lessons. It will be helpful for me to refer to when I become a teacher. The second thing that I have learned since the start of this class is how we should be teaching math. Teachers today should cover fewer topics so they can spend more time on each subject to ensure the students really understand what they are learning. Teachers today are required to cover so many topics that the teachers do not have the time to have good discussions about the material to make sure all the students understand the topic. By teaching this way it only hurts our students in the long run. Teachers need to make it so students have to think outside the box to come up with answers and the teachers should provide opprotunities for students to arrive at answers in multiple ways. I feel that if teachers give the new way of teaching a try they will like it a lot more and they will find that the students will have more fun learning. As of right now I have gained a lot of knowledge on how I can become a better teacher and I look forward to learning more in this class.