I enjoyed Dr. Shih's first class. Before the class I was wondering how interactive 2 1/2 hours of math was going to be each day. I was pleasantly surprised that the class was extremely interactive and the time seemed to go by very quickly. Everything Dr. Shih taught really kept my attention and I was able to really understand what he was teaching. This was a relief as I do not really remember much about school math. I enjoyed learning that teaching math is not so much about memorizing math all over again, but instead learning how to teach kids.
The most exciting aspect of the class is that we are actually going to learn how kids think and learn. I think this is the most important part of being a teacher because if you cannot figure out how to help the students learn, then you are probably just going to be spinning your wheels. It was very interesting to see how Dr. Shih first had us try to solve a word problem and then how we worked backward from there to see how kids think. Being introduced to the four solution strategies kids utilize was eye-opening. I have always wanted to understand how to help kids learn but I haven't really had many professors who were actually able to teach that. I think the information we learn from Dr. Shih will be invaluable and I am thrilled to be able to learn a small portion of what he knows.
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