Think Think Think
Last Friday, I subbed for a seventh grade math teacher. I've subbed for her before, and she knows I enjoy teaching seventh grade math. So when she needs to take a day off, she leaves me with a lesson plan, one that requires me to actually teach . I love days like that because I have trouble sitting still and as much as I love to read a book, babysitting a classroom isn't all that much fun. Mrs. T's day is full of regular seventh grade math with a one period of pre-algebra. These are the kids who get math pretty quickly and do well at it, and will be ready to take algebra in eighth grade. But despite their innate ability to catch onto the concepts, they still have trouble thinking for themselves. Exhibit A: Unable to answer the questions; unable to show the work. Me: How do you do this problem? Would you like to tell me? Her: Well, I know the answer, but I didn't write down the answer. Me: How did you do the problem then? Her: I did it in my head. Me: Can you t...