Throughout school I always did well in math, though it wasn't necessarily fun. Clearly, students that don't do as well in math find it particularly frustrating and are at risk of shutting down. I am confident in my math content knowledge, yet I am still growing in my ability to reach students who have learned to hate math. Please share your ideas and philosophies about how to make math instruction more interesting and engaging. In addition, any knowledge of hands-on activities, online resources, fun problems, how to connect math to the real world, etc. is welcome. Contrasting your advice with your thoughts on how not to teach math could also be helpful. Thank you for your time.
