My content area is Math. I believe that the purpose of math is to help students understand the language of the world. Math permeates every part of life and most people don't even realize it. I feel that it is my privilege to show students how math is needed in life and how it helps to explain so many amazing things in nature. Math is a universal language and students need to know that learning math is like learning another language. Each piece builds on the one before and when you become fluent you can communicate effectively with others.
This week we talked about Essential questions. I really like to contemplate ways to ask questions in a math class that invokes discussion and differing thought processes. It is so different from the way that I was taught math. I want students to see the advantages of thinking about problems from different perspectives and how sometimes someone else will find a path that they didn't and that both paths can lead to the same place. I feel like this is a life skill that is important. I am excited to teach math in a way that will hopefully spark a more positive outlook on math as a whole. I want my students to enjoy class not dread it and I feel like encouraging discussion and diversity of thought will go a long way towards that.
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