“Should I be concerned about my students’ attitudes toward mathematics?”This is one of the questions researchers sought to answer when they set out to analyze the 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. That year, 510,000 high school-aged students (specifically 15- and 16-year-olds) in 65 countries and economies, including…
“I am amazed! It is building their math sense. This also allows them to be engaged in whole group lessons when we solve problems chorally because they can all keep up. Finally, it is motivating! To have students fully engaged in lessons and independent work because they can’t wait to…
Every student is different. There are various external and internal factors that may affect the pace of a student’s learning.Why then, do we expect all students to complete a certain amount of work by a certain date? And offer rewards like ice cream, when we know not all students are…
