Have you ever wondered what a difference that a teacher can make? Now what if they don’t love the subject that they are teaching? It can make a really big difference. Even if that isn’t a teacher’s position that they are teaching, it is important to have a united front with the classes that they are teaching. This is true even when it comes to math.
One school introduced a few new ideas to increase their math scores by focusing on the teachers!
Knowledge isn’t enough; Teachers must inspire students.
A candidate can be perfect to be a teacher in all aspects but they have to be able to ignite learning in all aspects as well. As math scores at one school continued to stay lower than the other areas of study, the school decided they needed to make a change. To see how these teachers came to love math and ignite that love with the children, read more here.
Shifting the culture of math at a school in a broader society that harbors negative views and a fixed mindset towards mathematics requires a concerted and conscientious effort. But, tackling our challenge courageously and persevering has paid off.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Unlike in other subjects, there’s a common mindset that people “can’t do math” that can hold people back.
- To change this cultural mindset, one school attempted to get all of its teachers to love math through workshops and telling stories.
- After the teachers learned to love math, they made changes to their teaching methods and school culture to teach their students math more effectively.
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