Although teachers tend to control what is being taught in the classroom, success is more likely if students are allowed to be active participants in the learning process. In developing a lesson, teachers should include ways that students can take a more active role in how and wha...
All of us should be receptive to learning from those around us. I learned that lesson when I was very young. As far as I am concerned, my decision to become a mathematics teacher when I was six years old impacted the teacher that I am today. Beginning from elementary school throu...
In your career and personal life you need to be flexible. Although planning for the future is important, there will be circumstances where it is inevitable that plans will have to be changed. It is important that a change of plans does not frustrate you in any way. When planning,...
After making my decision to become a teacher sixty years ago, I have been asked on numerous occasions how do I stay motivated. The simple answer is that I am doing what I love doing. Helping others is something that I learned from my parents and something that has become an integ...
During my lifetime, I have worked at emphasizing my strengths and minimizing my weaknesses. This is something that I encourage everyone to focus on. It is something that I encourage teachers and parents to teach their students and children. In accomplishing this task, an effort...
During my career working with members of my mathematics team, I used sports to help with bonding. On occasion, I became their basketball coach to teach them the fundamentals of basketball. Besides learning the fundamentals of the sport, I had them focus on teamwork and good sport...
Whether you are working with students in your classroom or students on your mathematics team, it is important that you get them to relax. Teachers should never intimidate students. Fear should not be used to get them to excel in the classroom or on your team. Efforts should be ma...
During my teaching career, I had the opportunity to teach all three of my children. I was their Pre Calculus and Calculus teacher. Each of them was also a member of my mathematics team for four years. My children were treated like every other student. They were asked to respond t...
Students love using technology. They also love learning how to solve problems faster. That is why every teacher should learn how to use a calculator efficiently. They should also make sure that each of their students uses their calculators in the same way. Teachers can take a...
When teaching in the classroom or tutoring students to prepare for taking multiple choice tests or other kinds of tests, students need to learn that many times the problem can assist in acquiring the solution. To illustrate my point, look at the following problems. Example...
