tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post274458538828443029..comments2023-10-19T11:47:52.056-04:00Comments on Foussinating: Thankful for failureKFousshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04493982153040173831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3374836660007193650.post-38861966182667187422011-03-01T20:54:39.066-05:002011-03-01T20:54:39.066-05:00Whenever I tell my regular math students that I go...Whenever I tell my regular math students that I got C’s in geometry and that in middle school everyone in my math class except me and one other student got put into honors algebra in eighth grade, there’s a genuine “I get what you’re going through” moment between me and my students. That’s one of the reasons why I go to great pains to celebrate when a C student gets a hard-earned A on one of my tests—I get how much of a big deal that accomplishment is. <br><br>Students need to know that math is heavy lifting but that through hard work they can not only do well, they can feel a sense of accomplishment at conquering the “math beast” and even start to change some of their self-limiting beliefs that have held them back in math.<br><br>Paul Hawking<br>Blog:<br>The Challenge of Teaching Math<br>Latest post:<br>What are you doing for Pi Day?<br>http://challenge-of-teaching-math.blogspot.com/2011/02/what-are-you-doing-for-pi-day.htmlPaul Hawkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09000980455095316183noreply@blogger.com