Sunday, September 19, 2010
Blog #1
In the past I was use to walking into a math class ready to take notes on different formulas and methods that my homework assignment would require me to use. This however, is not the experience I have had thus far in Math Methods. Dr. Reins is challenging us as both as students and teachers to embrace the new ways of math. This "new" way of thinking about math is all about letting students discover and share their findings with the class. Teachers are thought more as helpful racecourses, hint givers, and modelers. Students are encouraged to problem solve and use their prior knowledge to solve and figure out the problems instead of watching a teacher do a problem and then turn around and do a few by themselves. This way of teaching I feel will be beneficial to students of all ages and will hopefully increase their mathematical abilities.
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Throughout my entire education, I too have walked into a math class and just took notes on different models and formulas. Most, if not all, of the class periods were spent by the teachers lecturing the entire time and then giving us a worksheet or problems out of the book to have completed by next time. There was little time for any students to ask questions or for further clarification. I like that this way of teaching doesn't rely on the teacher doing all of the teaching, but rather, students can learn from one another. I realize that this way of teaching may take some time to get adjusted to, but I think our future students could really benefit from it.
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