New insights and their implications

Through this math class so far I have learned a lot about how kids should learn math and how I learn math. I really like this class because I am learning math in a way that is like I have never learned before. I have always been someone who struggled to learn and memorize formulas and then know how to use them in a situation or problem becuase I did not understand them. This class is teaching me math the way I should have learned it, and is showing me how to teach kids math so they actually understand what they are learning. I have learned that students are not actually learning anything when they memorize formulas, but learn much more when they understand why and how to solve a problem rather than just memorizing solutions. I have also seen through this class how tough it may be to change the way math is taught, but in my classroom I will be able to help students learn math in a different and most likely a more effective way.