Personal Concerns and Next Steps

Lately, I have been thinking about how I was taught mathematics throughout school and how it is different from what we are learning now. I have always known the cut and dry math-- you memorize a definition or a formula and use it without questioning "Why?" I think it will be very hard for me to change how I think about and do mathematics in order to teach it differently. I wonder if I will be able to learn math in a constructivist fashion despite the ways I have been taught. It will take a lot of work!

Also, I am very concerned about that midterm! Ouch! I had completed my study guide and studied and studied! I read the book, read the modules, read my study guide... rinsed and repeated! And still, I didn't get close to finishing. I have always been one who takes a long time on math tests, because math is not my strong subject I like to think things through very, very thoroughly. I don't even know what I could do differently next time. I studied everything as best as I could and still had trouble. Although this experience was difficult for me, it made me realize that every student, even in college, has different strengths and weaknesses. It is important to work with these students so that they don't fret and stress over something so much that it impacts their performance on any kind of assessment.

--P.S. I don't know how the time-stamp works... I know for my K-8 Sci. Methods blog, it shows up as 12 hours or something later than when I post. I don't know how to change my timezone on this thing! Sorry!