Math Motivation

Pin It I was searching around today looking at different models of schools and trying to find new ways to motivate students when I came across Dan Meyer.  He explains that students' brains are rewired when they watch television shows in which a problem is shown and solved within 30 minutes or less.  We all are becoming impatient with resolution.   This is why my math class just wants to give me the answer and not tell me why or how they reasoned it out.  So, what should a teacher do? Dan explains that we should build problems that foster math reasoning and patient problem solving. Use photos and videos and gradually add the numbers for computation.  Let the students find the information that they need to solve the problems.  Watch him on Good Morning America with a great math question! Perfect for your holiday returns. You will need to scroll down a bit to find the Good Morning America video.

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