I believe that I have been successful as a teacher, coach, online tutor and person because before acting on anything, I am always putting myself in someone else’s shoes. I integrate information that I gather with consideration of other individuals’ opinions before making all ...
Something that I encouraged by modeling as a teacher was that many new discoveries could be found if one is willing to take risks. Since deciding to become a teacher when I was 6 years old, I remember how fascinated I was with mathematics. Even though mathematics was very structu...
Something that I became aware of when I was still in elementary school is that teachers touch the future. This became evident to me when I heard my parents talk to their friends about dreams they had for their children. Most of these friends were field laborers who had very littl...
Since I started teaching in 1973, I have always worked toward being creative in everything I did in the classroom and with online tutoring. I think that is why I love teaching so much. My creativity focused on integrating my work with the three competitive math events (Number Sen...
For more than 15 years, I have done mathematics workshops in which I have required that teachers and students attend. When expressing why I want both teachers and students present, I explain the benefits that are inherent in having them in the same workshop together. I have done ...
Early in a school year, teachers need to take some time to provide students with ideas of how they can study to insure mastery of the concepts being taught. From taking notes, to making flash cards or forming study groups, students can be taught how to do things that will increas...
Teachers and parents need to stress the importance of students or children showing their work when solving mathematics problems. Students and children need to realize that teachers can diagnose individual weaknesses by studying the work shown on schoolwork. I equate it to a docto...
Something that I learned when studying to be a teacher is that teachers should believe students could succeed. I feel at the core of any successful teacher is that belief. Students are very perceptive. They are very good at reading body language and facial expressions. They can a...
Teachers need to accept that it is alright to make mistakes. Although we try to be meticulous in the lessons we present, there are going to be occasions where errors are made. Your reaction to those situations will have an impact on students. Reacting with poise is important. Adm...
Students need to be made aware of the importance of note taking in the learning process. Where in the classroom or during online tutoring, students need to take notes. In general, teachings should stress what content is important and should be copied. This is more important durin...
