THOUGHT
How do kids learn, and what how do they learn what is important? And what IS important?
REFLECTION #1
Children learn by connected new knowledge to prior knowledge and experience. If a child cannot connect a new piece of knowledge to prior knowledge, it will be very difficult for them to understand the new concept. This is why it is so important for the teacher to connect new concepts to things that the students are familiar with.
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| Students must be interested to be engaged. |
REFLECTION #2
It is not the presentation of the concepts or answers that is important, but it is the developing of the concepts and answers that is important. While we might like students to arrive at the "correct" answer, the path that they take to arrive there, is just as important as their solution, if not more so. The path allows the student to display their thought process, while also allowing the teacher to see what the student's thinking about a math equation is.
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