THOUGHT
Students can complain about math a lot, so why make it more painful for them by strictly using the old textbooks, which can include examples which are dated, at best, and contain little variation.
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| Math textbooks in schools today are the same ones that I used when I was in elementary school. |
REFLECTION #1
By bringing topics, statistics, data, examples, etc, etc, into the classroom, that are actually relevant to the lives of students, the teacher had a better chance of engaging students in the math lesson, and keeping them actively engaged.
REFLECTION #2
It isn't a novel concept that people enjoy talking about themselves and their interests. In order for the teacher to bring in material that is relevant for the students, the teacher must first know exactly what their students are interested in. It would be a great idea if the teacher were able to bring in a variety of activities over the course of a unit that would engage all students and their interests. Or the teacher could set up math centres with differing activities, like literacy centres, and allow students to either pick the centre that most interests them, have them rotate throughout the class, or put students into groups of similar interests, and assign them to these centres.
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| Students can be organized to complete activities at different math centres. |
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