June 14, 2007
What have been your past experiences learning or teaching mathematics and how have they influenced what you said about mathematics teaching and learning in class?
Mathematics was never really fun or interesting when I was learning it and I find it difficult to make it fun and interesting for my students (although I do try). When I was learning, it seemed my instructors just put it out there and expected me to learn it. Math was never connected to things that I did everyday or any of my experiences. What we got was the status quo so it was just accepted. Now that I am teaching Math, I try to connect Math with student experiences and there have been a few lessons that students have been motivated to learn.
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My experiences were similar to yours. Memorizing algorithms without any true connection to what they meant, working problems that weren't relevant, etc. I learned well that way, but I can imagine what a rich experience I could have had if it was taught in a constructivist manner.
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