ELE MATH FOR TEACHERS
    I feel when it comes to reflections its a wonderful way to just stop and take time out to look at what you have either accomplished or to see where things could have been better and learn form the mistakes.  Reflecting also makes students press pause in this fast forward world and take a few steps back and look at the whole picture instead on just a small part of it.  In the educational world reflect should hold a high importance to everyone so we can always be looking for the best ways to help each other and our students.  Technology has really helped in the battle to provide more information and resources to students and teachers.  It has made reflecting easier to record and keep track of day to day things.  Technology has also helped in teaching in general and provided more resources to the teachers finger tips while still providing students with equal education to each other.   If a teacher can't fully explain a concept they can always try to pull up a video that someone else has a better understanding of the information and explain it better for the students. Another thing about technology is children are crazy for it, all they want to do is play and explore.  By allowing students access to technology they can prove their understanding and show you in many different ways other than posters and paper work.  They have videos, blogs, journals, movies, powerpoint and ect.  to prove what they know and many students thrive in that.  Other students are still better at pencil and paper and thats not bad either, teachers can mix things up and keep their students on their toes when it comes to class work.  Doing the same thing over and over can get boring for students.    What I hope to gain from this course is simple really, I want a better appreciation for math.  Im not the best at it and Im really slow at it.  It make take me a while to understand the concept but once I got it I can run with it.  Its just understanding it takes time and not a lot of my teachers would put the time in for me to understand it fully.  We had a time frame to stay within and they didn't dare leave that time frame it seems.  After the first day I feel we have a great group of students in our class and we will all have fun and encourage each other to excel in this class.    Regarding the Ma and Paw Kettle video, honestly it blew my mind.  I never thought to think of math in that way and I feel as of right now I would get frustrated with a student if they did that with me. I am a big believer in practice makes perfect and if you practice the right way long enough you will get it.