New Insights and Their Implications

After being in this class for 6 weeks, I have realized that even though this method of teaching math is more difficult it is much more meaningful to the students.  Teaching math this way allows students to find and discover formulas and answers on their own, which makes learning more meaningful to them.  I grew up with the teachers just giving me the formula and then I would just plug in the numbers to make it work.  I am in my last year of college and I am just finding out the reason/purpose for certain formulas.  I think that by giving students the chance to discover and learn these things on their own when they are still young will allow for that information to stay with them.  This will also allow them to grow and be more confident in mathematics.  I think that as long as our students are being challeneged but are not frustrated, students will be more confident in mathematics and will perform better.