tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471342.post115664647464202032..comments2023-09-15T03:57:12.533-04:00Comments on Samurai Teaching ~ Sensational Living: Brain RecogntionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14306860262627270422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471342.post-1157997042460745372006-09-11T13:50:00.000-04:002006-09-11T13:50:00.000-04:00WOW! You make Math seem so effortless. I was doing...WOW! You make Math seem so effortless. I was doing fine in Math until I had a teacher that didn't care. That was my first year of Algebra 1. I had Intro to Algebra the year before and did great and the first semester of this class I was doing well when one of the other Math teachers in the school had a health problem and had to retire immediately. That meant that my teacher took over his classes and they found a new teacher for ours. Well, he wasn't a very good teacher, that's for sure. I don't think I learned anything else about Algebra for the rest of the year and I was afraid of it after that. I have to say, you make me feel like with the right support and the right teaching, I could still learn it. (I never have taken College Algebra - even though it was a requirement, and it has kept me from going back to college.) <BR/><BR/>CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471342.post-1157005206403167112006-08-31T02:20:00.000-04:002006-08-31T02:20:00.000-04:00awesome techniques. i've always been "bad at math"...awesome techniques. i've always been "bad at math", but the 2 times i've had good, committed teachers i've thrived! my first time in calculus i failed, and if an F- were possible, I would've had it. My 2nd tme around with someone who made it relevant, I got an A+ ... go figure! Thanks to you and all the other teachers who take the time to TEACH! Speaking of which...Patrice is a very lucky boy to have someone like yourself supporting him, not every child is fortunate enough to have a cheerleader like yourself!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31471342.post-1156692059367962042006-08-27T11:20:00.000-04:002006-08-27T11:20:00.000-04:00Hi Adam, Wish I had a math teacher like you when I...Hi Adam, Wish I had a math teacher like you when I was growing up! Math was the bane of my existence and, unfortunately, still is. Having gone to 14 schools, you can imagine how inconsistent the teaching was and although the nature of the other subjects allowed me to easily catch up, math’s constructive nature was not so kind. I tell my children that they must get two things out of school (ok, I tell them more than two things, but I’ll be happy if they master these); be able to logically express an idea or opinion all the way through a written/oral report and understand math. Math comes effortlessly to my son, but not to my daughter. While doing homework last week, I used a different technique with her based on something you said. She was very upset after I checked her work and she saw she had gotten about half of her math problems wrong. Tearfully, she started in with her “I’m bad in math” lament. Before she could get too worked up, I stopped her and said, “But look at all the ones you got right! Let’s see what you did to get them right, and then do the same thing to the ones that you didn’t get right.” It worked beautifully. Her focus shifted to what she had accomplished and not to what she considers herself “bad” at. Once again I am reminded that focusing on our successes instead of our “failures” is the best approach to not only math, but life. JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com