Blog # 2

New Insights and Their Implications - What did you learn from your peers, from the instructor, and/or the readings, about elementary school students, and/or about yourself, and the teaching and learning of math and what are their implications to teaching and learning mathematics?

Since our last blog, I have become more confident in my ability to understand mathematical concepts. I have always felt that the pieces that make up mathematics are beyond my comprehension and too complex for my understanding. I have come to find that through class activities, I am actually enjoying finding out how easy it can be to understand where formulas come from and how in-depth looks at common math misconceptions can actually create a fuller understanding of the subject. I feel like I am learning how math works from the bottom up and not just what needs to be done to get the answer. Because of this new understanding, I feel that if I can understand what is going on I can teach it to someone else. I am slowly gaining the confidence to try new things in mathematical learning without the fear of having the wrong answer.