Monday, November 19, 2007
What about math?
I applaud Educational Leadershipfor this month's focus on math. The most profound to me was the article on math remediation. Often times we are given steps to assist with reading intervention, but there are so many individuals afraid of math that it is sometimes difficult to get quality information on math remediation. As a former math teacher I am often plagued by the amount of math mis-information. It is not such a scary thing, but so many are truly scared. The article gives nine ways to "catch kids up" in math. Which strategy do you find most beneficial?
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The strategy I thought is most beneficial is #5, making connections explicit. If students have no fundamental strategies to reach answers consistently, they are working way to hard to get answers. If they can learn the concepts necessary for the lesson, students can process the answers instead of learning little "tricks" to figure them out.
I agree...especially as a math teacher..but what happens when we cannot always get them to understand the process? How can we help make our thinking visible enough to walk them through the strategy or is that even necessary?
If you can't get them to understand one process of arriving at the answer then you have to try another one, eventually you will see their light go on.
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