Monday-May 24, 2010

Today's class was challenging. We have been working on putting word problems in order according to their level of difficulty. This process has really made me have to think about the way in which children might solve word problems. It made me think of word problems in a whole new way. I really had to pay attention to the wording of the problems and look for words that may confuse children. I like how our professor does not give us the anwser right away but instead makes us try to figure out the problem for ourself. This process frustrated me at first, but it really has opened my mind. In class today, we also watched short video clips that involved children solving word problems. I really liked the videos and they were very benificial to me instead of simply reading about the strategy that they were using in the textbook. I'm looking forward to watching more kids solve math problems this semester.