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Re: Teachers Have Learning Disabilities--Not Students!
Posted by MY GOODNESS! She didn't say that. on 11/09/07

    On 7/28/07, me.....no name on this one wrote:
    > I agree with some things that were said but.... just some
    > things... but if Johnny were to always draw in math class,

    She didn't say he always needed to draw in math class. If you
    recognize a kids gift/strength and work with it, you should be
    able to open his mind to other things such as math. That is if
    you are a BRILLIANT teacher.

    when
    > he becomes old enough to take care of himself, he won't even be
    > able to work in Mcdonalds because he will not know how to do
    > even simple addition and subtraction, therefore you are setting
    > him up to be unsuccessful. Second, i half way agree about
    > teachers being thrown into an area that they do not fully
    > understand. Math is a perfect example because there is such a
    > need for it, schools and districts have no other choice,
    > however, if the teachers would quit complaining how hard math
    is
    > and encourage their students that maybe math isn't so hard,
    > maybe there would be more people like myself very interested in
    > it and actually get their degree in it, now,, with that being
    > said, i am not perfect and just because i got a math degree it
    > doesn't make me a genius and yes i had to struggle for my
    > miserable 2.5 gpa, and yes i took some off the wall classes and
    > sometimes i felt like giving up, but i didn't and i still love
    > math today and i still have the desire to change the conception
    > that math is hard, i believe that this is the key, changing the
    > perception to younger kids in return when they have kids, they
    > won't have the need to say math is hard and they will be
    > encouraged a little more to do the math.
    >
    >
    >
    > On 7/27/07, AM wrote:
    >> no commentary needed

     
     

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