math

• thoroughness of each response.
• Response should be no less than 2-3 pages (Typed, 12pt font, Times New Roman, Double-spaced)

One of my goals for this class was to expose students to situations/tasks that might cause them to think deeply about some of the below (often strongly held) math beliefs.

Task that you please thoughtfully and thoroughly discuss your feelings about 4-7 of these beliefs in light of your experiences in this class and its consequent affect or non-affect as well as why.

• There is one right way to solve a problem
• Mathematics is a set of rules and procedures
• Learning mathematics is mostly memorizing

Respond to 4-7 of these beliefs in order to get full credit!

• Elementary school mathematics is computation
• Mathematics problems should be solved quickly
• The goal of mathematics is to obtain "right answers"
• The teacher and the textbook are the mathematical authority

Some prompt ideas to get your writing started:

• How did you feel about these beliefs at the beginning of Math Concepts 1?

Did your feelings about any of these beliefs change?

If not, why?

If so, how?

If your feelings changed, why?

Were there any specific instances that effected this change if any?

How do you feel might these beliefs affect how you approach teaching mathematics (if at all)? If