New Insights and Their Implications

Today in class we were to discuss the state and national standards that we located in response to our scale, area, and perimeter activity. After breaking down the wording of the state standards I found it quite interesting that we really did not have a standard specifically for that activity. I found this to be quite disappointing because I learned greatly from that activity, but would not have used it in my classroom due to the fact that a standard did not dictate that I should teach it. It was interesting to see just how many different paths could be taken when deciphering the standards. The wording was so vague that it was difficult to pinpoint what the focus of the standard was supposed to be. Standards are the basics in teaching and if we cannot decipher their meanings now, then what does this mean for our future students?