I am so impressed with your deep and reflective comments about teaching and learning. Did I share this statement that I saw in the gym one day:
If you always did what you always do, you will always get what you always got!!!!!!!! How does that relate to math teaching????
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
We as student teachers have a lot to learn about how to interact with our future students. Math has changed because there is more interaction compared to the isolation that we used to feel. It is always nice to be in groups because everyone always wants to have a sense of being apart of a group. Also I was amazed to hear in my first class that giving the answer to quick can stop the learning process. I never thought of it that way, Wow. I am looking forward to learning more in this class.
ReplyDeleteIt's about the process rather than the answer. It's about the journey, not the destination. It has taken me years to realize the truth to this statement. Since I graduated from engineering, the solving of mathematical problems has become second nature to me and I often wondered why a focus on process rather than answer was not more emphasized or taught in middle or high school. It seems that the concept has finally been adopted by the school administrator and researcher. I am excited about taking this fresh approach as a teacher.
ReplyDeleteStudents developing a problem solving ability will be able to transfer this skill over to real life problems. Math will no longer only be math.