New Insights and Their Implications

I have never been one who enjoys math, and it's by far my toughest subject. Growing up I always remember doing worksheets or problems out of a book. My math teachers taught a concept and then we did a worsheet or x amount of problems out the book. Basically I was memorizing concepts, just to get through to the next lessons. In this course I have found how important it is to help students make connections. I don't believe I ever learned how to make connections and I think that is why I have struggled through it. Helping our students make connections will help them to succeed in lessons that follow, since in math you are always building on previous knowledge. I have also found in the course that when we allow students to do hands on concepts, not only will they be more willing to want to learn about math, but they will also be able to make stronger connections. Learning math and practicing math through worksheets is okay, some of the time, but it should be mixed with real life problems and activities.