"Are you teaching math again today?"
This was the first question I was asked by a student today.
Me: "Yes." (smile, some apprehension)
GW/OA: "I'm SOOO glad. You explain things much better than Mr. X" (my mentor teacher)
Me: "Thanks. I enjoy teaching math" (warm fuzzy feeling now accompanies smile)
:) I had to share a good story :)
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4:36 PM
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Liz here from I Speak of Dreams. Downtown College Prep is the school profiled in Joanne Jacobs' book, Our School. One of the math teachers there, Dan Greene, is starting a blog, The Exponential Curve. "Our students are primarily Latino, are far below grade level in their math and reading skills, and will be the first in their families to go to college. We refer to our students as being on an exponential learning curve: the average level in math of our incoming freshmen is 5th grade, and we need to get them to a 12th grade level in 4 short years.
[snip]My hope in starting this blog is to try to start a forum in which math teachers can collaborate and share their ideas for creatively and effectively teaching specific concepts and structuring their courses."
He'd like to hear from other math teachers.
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