At the start of this term we read "What did you bring with you to school?" by Vasilia Kazoullis. In this article Vasilia shares her experience in her kindergarten classroom with her teacher. She found the homemade cookies she gave to her teacher in the trashcan. In life there are times that we all experience situations similar to what Vasilia felt in her kindergarten classroom. When you share an important part of your life with others and they do not value it the way you do. It is unfortunate however that children have to experience this an the environment where they are supposed to feel safe and supported. The teacher may not have realized how devastating her actions were and what affect they had on her students attitude toward her and toward education.
In the TPA we did this module it was required that we consider what we want to know about our students and how we will get that information. That experience helped me realize how important it will be for me to get to know my students right from the very beginning. Since it will be my responsibility to teach them how to learn and understand math I will need to know where they came from and what motivates them.
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