What have been your past experiences learning or teaching mathematics and how have they influenced what you said about mathematics teaching and learning in class?
In my group, we defined math as: reasoning, logic, problem solving, and strategy. We came up with this based on past experiences both learning and teaching math. I always viewed learning math as following certain rules, formulas and strategies to come up with the correct answer. But once I began teaching, I relaized the reasoning, logic and problem solving strategies were very important. Math is no longer guided by strict rules. It is much more about relating it to the students in order to engage them so they can be effective problem solvers. The CRCT has very few straight-foward problems. Most of the problems force students to read, think, use reasoning and logic, and effectively choose the correct strategy to solve the problem. Getting away from the "teacher show" allows students to collaborate and solve problems on their own. Students learn by doing.
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