This year I have a large number of students (more than half) who are predicted to fall short of the State’s standards for 7th grade math, by a statistical program using a convoluted formula not shared with the public.
Even so, I am bound and determined they will ALL leave my class being able to calculate a 20% tip without using their smart phones! I am also committed to helping each student find something that interests them enough to WANT to find out more about it. This has always been part of my mission to help my students Learn to Love to Learn.
Then Kenan happened! Now, in addition to the basics, I’m also determined to reignite their innate sense of curiosity and creativity often lost, or suppressed, during the middle school years. I am inspired by my fellow Kenan Fellows to challenge myself and my students in new ways to help my students learn about themselves and the world around them.