Math can be a scary subject for most students. When presented with a math problem, students usually turn away or get upset even before they start. That frustration comes from the aggravation and disappointment of failure from many generations. Math is growing with every year which makes it difficult for students and parents to understand and keep up with the assortment of math concepts. A Chinese Proverb once stated, “I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand.” As a teacher, I have to teach students math in many different forms in order for them to “do” and succeed in understanding. The math learning environment in my classroom needs to be exciting and colorful with many resources and a variety of teaching styles that can be used to get each student’s attention. My influence as a teacher, as well as parent involvement is important to keep each student’s confidence level up. As a teacher, I will create many diverse lessons to make sure my students enjoy and learn to love math.

Since math will be a big part of my day, I want to develop a strong math learning environment in my classroom. In my math section, I will have a variety of math resources to encourage students to enjoy and learn to love math. I want to create a positive math environment to encourage students to enjoy math. Math is a subject that should be taken step by step, in order to learn effectively and should not be rushed. Math can also be a time of discovery for the students to figure out the concepts and reasons behind each lesson. I will make myself available to my students to before and after school as well as during recess and lunch if any one is having difficulties.

Teaching math the same boring way is going to change starting with my classroom.  I will create lessons to apply to auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners in order to keep the student’s attention and to help each student learn to love math. I will teach in groups with cooperative learning which will teach each student about teamwork. Student will also work with a partner as well as individuals, but come together in the end for a common goal. Each student has individual needs and different ways of learning therefore, as a teacher, I will teach with a variety of teaching styles.

Through my many teaching strategies, creative resources, exciting math environment, and my influence as a teacher, I will always remember as my final result to make math entertaining and enjoyable for students. I will check to see if my students are smiling as well as learning. If they are having fun while learning math, they will not realize how much they know.  Students will retain more than during most math lessons and be having a great time doing it.  My goal as a teacher is to teach students math so they will learn to love math.

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