Okay.. it’s taken me since September but this was the first math class of my Grade 9s where I was convinced that they ‘got it’. Not in terms of the math content; these kids are pretty bright. But rather in terms of how one learns math, how they collaborate, share, discuss, conjecture, disagree, check, etc. It was amazing. And, as we were closing down, they made commentary that showed they noticed it too. Finally. I’m recording this so that when it doesn’t work, I’ll remember. And when a parent complains that I’m not “teaching” because I didn’t tell them what to do, I’ll have a happy place to go to 🙂
Finally
