When I think about teaching, I think about being able to change the world. Being able to help teach young minds is extremely satisfying to me and I could not be happier about the career choice I have made. One day with these students could change their entire lives! We are the future of our students and I think that means being the best that we can be. I absolutely love learning new things for myself. There is so much to learn about in this world and we only learn a portion of what we COULD know! Being a teacher gives me the opportunity to teach little minds, but what’s better is that they will teach me more than ever imaginable. This is a learning experience for both myself and my students and I think that is the best part. My own ambition to learn gives me the ambition to teach to the best of my ability.
Teaching Mathematics to children starts at a young age. Mathematics gives children so many different skills that are vital such as problem-solving, measuring, spatial awareness, and using and understanding shapes. Children learn through playing and actively participating in different activities. They are curious so when we can guide that curiosity into a learning experience everyone wins. Children learn by doing and seeing, they are visual learners. Due to the fact that they are visual learners, it is more efficient to use manipulatives in order to engage students in their learning. For example, there are analog clocks that can be manipulated for teaching purposes; blocks that create spatial awareness and measuring potentially teaches us how to cook. Math gives us the ability to analyze the world we live in and it also helps us gain the ability to think logically about things and make sense of different situations.
Math is not only about numbers, but it’s also about how we get those numbers. Teaching these concepts to children can be an extremely effective and engaging learning experience if fostered properly. As a teacher, I will foster an environment that engages the students in real-life experiences that lead to their learning of more complex concepts and ideas. They will learn to question and they will be encouraged to explore and be curious. They will learn how to collaborate with one another in order to creatively think about new problems.
There is so much more to teaching and learning than grades. Teaching math is about building a foundation of learners that always want to learn more, who want to solve problems and come up with answers. It’s about building relationships of all sorts and solving real-life problems collaboratively. Learning mathematics is crucial to development as well as in the real world. Without a mathematical background, we wouldn’t know or be able to do most of the things we do in everyday life.
Teaching Mathematics to children starts at a young age. Mathematics gives children so many different skills that are vital such as problem-solving, measuring, spatial awareness, and using and understanding shapes. Children learn through playing and actively participating in different activities. They are curious so when we can guide that curiosity into a learning experience everyone wins. Children learn by doing and seeing, they are visual learners. Due to the fact that they are visual learners, it is more efficient to use manipulatives in order to engage students in their learning. For example, there are analog clocks that can be manipulated for teaching purposes; blocks that create spatial awareness and measuring potentially teaches us how to cook. Math gives us the ability to analyze the world we live in and it also helps us gain the ability to think logically about things and make sense of different situations.
Math is not only about numbers, but it’s also about how we get those numbers. Teaching these concepts to children can be an extremely effective and engaging learning experience if fostered properly. As a teacher, I will foster an environment that engages the students in real-life experiences that lead to their learning of more complex concepts and ideas. They will learn to question and they will be encouraged to explore and be curious. They will learn how to collaborate with one another in order to creatively think about new problems.
There is so much more to teaching and learning than grades. Teaching math is about building a foundation of learners that always want to learn more, who want to solve problems and come up with answers. It’s about building relationships of all sorts and solving real-life problems collaboratively. Learning mathematics is crucial to development as well as in the real world. Without a mathematical background, we wouldn’t know or be able to do most of the things we do in everyday life.