tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038266895033312574.post5773404310383209916..comments2022-02-22T23:47:44.503-08:00Comments on A Beginner's View of Math Education: Getting (& Keeping) Students on Task (Student Teaching Summary Post 4)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14000927289273630744noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038266895033312574.post-45514016503775228422012-09-04T20:43:38.517-07:002012-09-04T20:43:38.517-07:00These are good pointers, thank you! I have somethi...These are good pointers, thank you! I have something like that set up in my room at the moment, actually. It's just a matter of sticking to it. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14000927289273630744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6038266895033312574.post-40853663893599195852012-09-01T16:06:08.646-07:002012-09-01T16:06:08.646-07:00Here's a small idea that I've found very h...Here's a small idea that I've found very helpful. For the kind of things that students ask all the time (such as what the date is) have a sign/poster on the wall that you can just point to (e.g. "Math = Pencil") or write it on the board. For example, I have the date written on the same place on my front board every day. This reduces the frequency of requests for the date to *almost* zero. When they ask, I can just point without stopping whatever else I was doing (unless perhaps it involved pointing elsewhere). Also, other students will usually answer the question for them, using sarcasm, peer pressure, etc., and you can stay out of it altogether.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11066953723761392075noreply@blogger.com