Some students in the math methods class were pissed. I read the comments to find out why. One comment summed it up, ‘She wanted everything to be so exact even though we were just doing elementary.’ They were talking about teachers being precise when writing and speaking about math with elementary students. I’ve been thinking Read More
Do you hate math? Does talk of x and square roots make your head hurt? You may answer yes and yes. It’s ok. But can you whisper it so the kids won’t hear you? Seriously. This kind of negative math talk has become a badge of honor in American society. And it has seeped into Read More