I hate multiplication.
I know as a teacher, I should be really excited about how great it is for students, but I think that I have a carryover from my own school days.
Today, while observing my TA quiz her students on multiplication, I had the creeping feeling of dread come over me as she randomly quizzed her students. In my head, all I could think about was "please, don't pick me!" How has that carried over for so long? What makes me still dread the idea of being asked 8x6? (48 I believe)
Part of it is because I never did pick up on my multiplication table. I always struggled with it, and I always wish that I had done a better job of memorizing it. But should that give me cold dread?
i think that it was probably because of the being called on in elementary. The cold dread is similar to how I felt back in grade 4.
I need to come up with some ways to teach students so that they can learn their multiplication without having to experience what I still do. Mutliplcation is important, but so is the lack of fear.
I know as a teacher, I should be really excited about how great it is for students, but I think that I have a carryover from my own school days.
Today, while observing my TA quiz her students on multiplication, I had the creeping feeling of dread come over me as she randomly quizzed her students. In my head, all I could think about was "please, don't pick me!" How has that carried over for so long? What makes me still dread the idea of being asked 8x6? (48 I believe)
Part of it is because I never did pick up on my multiplication table. I always struggled with it, and I always wish that I had done a better job of memorizing it. But should that give me cold dread?
i think that it was probably because of the being called on in elementary. The cold dread is similar to how I felt back in grade 4.
I need to come up with some ways to teach students so that they can learn their multiplication without having to experience what I still do. Mutliplcation is important, but so is the lack of fear.
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