“By “it” I mean the answer to how to teach math in a way that works for all students, changes perceptions of what math class is, and gives support to teachers as they implement these teaching practices.
I am in my 24th year of teaching and I finally feel like I am figuring out how to do this job of teaching math to middle schools students. I have a renewed enjoyment of teaching math and I want all math teachers to feel empowered the way I do!
I feel like the higher ups have tried to tell me all of the pieces and parts that you talk about in your podcast but, I never got the message in a way that made any real sense to me so I could not make real change to my teaching practices. I now wonder if the higher ups telling me what to do actually understood it themselves.
Your podcast has given me the big picture as well as the details needed to make real, lasting changes for the better! I already had students give a collective groan at the end of class when the bell rang in the middle of our work. Then, at the start of the next day’s class a student walked in and said, “We finally get to find out the number today.” I look forward to many more moments like this!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
Outdoor mom via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/19/23