Blog #1 Summary & Synthesis

Summary & Synthesis Blog:
On Tuesday, we were to find a math standard that was full of difficult language and terms and come to class on Thursday with that standard on paper. So I found a standard that I thought was going to be interesting to pick apart, but on Thursday I was a bit frustrated with the standards because we were not able to match a NCTM standard with the first state standard that we had chosen. It was nice to be working as a group on this project because once we put our heads together we found a match to the standard that we had chosen. I think this is one way to show that if you keep trying at any task you will be able to come up with an answer. You should never give up on a particular task, and this is a great example because when we took the time to pick apart each individual standard we found a match. I now understand the importance of not only following State standards, but also National standard while teaching math education. I am interested to see where we are going with this project and learn more about the standards and the connections between State and National standards.