Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Personal Concerns
I will admit that I am a little worried about this new approach towards teaching. I have always been taught with a traditional approach, so I am worried that I will not be able to implement this new approach effectively. I think that with more time and practice, I will become more comfortable with this appraoch, but as of right now, I am not comfortable with it. Throughout this course and watching my fellow classmates presented their LPUs, I have learned various approaches and strategies that I will most definately use within my classroom. However, there are still some approaches that I do not understand. Therefore, if I plan to use these approaches, I know that I will need to do more research and practice these new methods before I could use them in the classroom. It is important that as a teacher you are comfortable with what you are teaching. If I do not feel comfortable with what I am teaching, students will be able to notice that and it might worry them and turn them away from math. I think the best approach towards this new way of teaching is to implement it a little bit at a time while still teaching in a more traditional approach...just until students become more comfortable.
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I am also worried about teaching in the way we have been learning about. It is not what I am used to. I was not taught this way and so I tend to favor the way I was taught. It is what I am comfortable with and know how to do. I agree that we can do research and keep practicing this new way to help us in the future. It was helpful seeing how our classmates taught this way when they presented their LPUs. Teaching this way is something I hope I can become comfortable with.
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