tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010613347762180344.post6273669409548105241..comments2013-10-02T04:52:51.387-06:00Comments on <br><center>The Math Whisperer</center>: Welcome to The Math WhispererApril Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12705102738457690079noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010613347762180344.post-60217650002575727812011-09-17T20:14:11.663-06:002011-09-17T20:14:11.663-06:00I look forward to reading your blog and becoming a...I look forward to reading your blog and becoming another "math whisperer!" :)<br /><br />Melly<><<br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://staplersstrategies.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Stapler’s Strategies for Sizzlin' Second Graders!</a></b></i><br /><br /><i><b><a href="http://theyellowrockingchair.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Yellow Rocking Chair</a></b></i>Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06340972326847556980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2010613347762180344.post-85905108479533907142011-09-17T17:09:30.688-06:002011-09-17T17:09:30.688-06:00I never liked math and never had the confidence to...I never liked math and never had the confidence to do math. Junior high, I took summer school two years in a row because I didn't pass. I wasn't dumb, but I was dumb at math. But why was I dumb was the question, a math whisperer would know - lack of confidence, basic skills and calmness. <br /><br />I have spent all my teaching years in multi-graded classrooms or special education. So I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with students 1:1 on daily basis. My experience has allowed myself to work with math learning outcomes from K-12 (Alberta) and I have learned on they are all linked like building blocks. If you don't learn the first level well; the other levels are almost impossible. <br /><br />If you can't count forward/backwards, skip count, know which number is larger from decimals to fractions - math is almost impossible. <br /><br />When things are impossible you start to hate it. If you are having no success - you start to hate it. I hate golf, not because it is bad game. I hate it because I am no good at it. <br /><br />Cesar works with impossible dogs and makes them possible April will make math possible for her students.Karen Boyarchukhttp://nerakstar1.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com