Blog 2

I can honestly say that math was never a huge struggle when I was in grade school. There were always some weak spots of mine, but overall I usually did very well in math. However, most of my teachers were teaching it in the "traditional" I show you the problem and formula, then I do a worksheet. I have struggled through some of the activities in class because my prior knowledge has built a wall that is tough to get over. But, I have really come to like the word develop, and having students develop problems and ideas rather than giving worksheets with numerous problems. As I think about this, I wonder why all of us in the cohort had to sit through two semesters of Math Concepts and learn formulas, and do massive amounts of problems, and we cannot even remember them now, much less when we get into the classroom. I really like the way class is set up, and how it is developing our math skills and theories. I really hope to use this way of teaching in my future classroom. It will take time to develop, but it will eventually happen, and students will be much better critical thinkers too!