Thank you, Joy, for sharing your poems. I agree it was fun to write them. I see that both the Fib and the PH4 poems will be a great activity with children. I will suggest to have extra support with students whose English is not their first language. Poetry, music, singing, and math are more challenging if you think in a language different than English.
Thank you for sharing, Joy! (especially after reading your reflection, I understand that this might have taken some courage) I really like your PH4 poem - I tried a couple but didn't like how they were turning out and they got abandoned. Verbs are tricky and you found one that works really well!
I love your poem "Is this the way it's suppose to be?" The impact a poem has with few words speaks volumes. What makes that poem special is the fact the answer that is how I feel within the math community. It is never easy to find like minded individuals, that breaks tradition, to try new ideas within a constrained tight math environment. But it is great that we have our Math cohort here, where new ideas challenges my current practice, really thinking through "Do I do this because it's easy for me as a Math teacher?" or "Am I doing this to support my students, helping them learn, understand and enjoy the Math?"
I resonate with your questions April. Why do we teach math the way we do, has been a big question for me this year. Where does the "fun math stuff" come in and where does the skill/knowledge building come in, and how often can we make them the same? It is good to have the support of this cohort to work through some of these questions, and to give us permission, or in the case of this course - force us :) - to try new ideas that challenge our practice. Change has to start somewhere but it is hard when we experience push back from those around us who fail to see our vision! And always keeping student learning at the forefront of why we do what we do!
Thank you, Joy, for sharing your poems. I agree it was fun to write them. I see that both the Fib and the PH4 poems will be a great activity with children. I will suggest to have extra support with students whose English is not their first language. Poetry, music, singing, and math are more challenging if you think in a language different than English.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing, Joy! (especially after reading your reflection, I understand that this might have taken some courage)
ReplyDeleteI really like your PH4 poem - I tried a couple but didn't like how they were turning out and they got abandoned. Verbs are tricky and you found one that works really well!
Thanks Sandra. I actually found them easy to write but not so easy to share... this feels like a safe space though!
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ReplyDeleteI love your poem "Is this the way it's suppose to be?" The impact a poem has with few words speaks volumes. What makes that poem special is the fact the answer that is how I feel within the math community. It is never easy to find like minded individuals, that breaks tradition, to try new ideas within a constrained tight math environment. But it is great that we have our Math cohort here, where new ideas challenges my current practice, really thinking through "Do I do this because it's easy for me as a Math teacher?" or "Am I doing this to support my students, helping them learn, understand and enjoy the Math?"
I resonate with your questions April. Why do we teach math the way we do, has been a big question for me this year. Where does the "fun math stuff" come in and where does the skill/knowledge building come in, and how often can we make them the same? It is good to have the support of this cohort to work through some of these questions, and to give us permission, or in the case of this course - force us :) - to try new ideas that challenge our practice. Change has to start somewhere but it is hard when we experience push back from those around us who fail to see our vision! And always keeping student learning at the forefront of why we do what we do!
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