New Insights and Their Implications

I have learned from my peers what it would be like for my student working with their peers in a classroom. One person has the simple easy solution and then we begin to feed off of that and understand the more complex parts of the math problem. I feel like I am always looking for the simple easy solution and it takes more time for me to remember how I solved problems like this back in Elementary/Middle School. Through the methods class I have learned that there is more than one way to find a solution to every problem. A student can use manipulatives, models, drawings, and many other ways to see a problem visually and solve it. As a teacher we can find a way to extend every problem for further learning or gifted students in the classroom. I feel like I have learned many great new strategies for problem solving that I will one day implement in my classroom. I will give the students time to work and struggle on the problems instead of just giving the answers or working through the problems right away.