Hey guys! Welcome to my blog on teaching mathematics.

As a junior intermediate teacher candidate at Brock university I knew I was going to have to enthrall myself into the world of mathematics (a world that gave me literal nightmares as an elementary school and even high school student), however upon entering the program I realized something highly comforting- the vast majority of teacher candidates are just as terrified to be in this course!  I guess this really isn't surprising considering alot of teacher candidates are the English majors or Arts majors etc. And all the math majors are probably more likely to be pursuing careers in accounting and finance- this is great news!  We're all bad at math and we're all re-learning at the same level.

As a student I had several math tutors, some being notably better than others.  These particular tutors made certain math stick in my very right sided brain.  This is my aspiration, my goal coming out of this course is not to become the next math genius, but to learn enough of it that I become an exceptional math educator.  I want to make that lasting impression in a students' mind so maybe when they are in their 20's doing a math refresher course they can think "Oh I remember when Ms. Duffy taught me this."   

I know I have had teachers like this and I'm sure some, just like myself, were not the best mathematicians, but as a student I'd never know the wiser.  So I guess my ultimate goal coming out of this course is to gain confidence in myself to teach math in the most effective way for students that struggle like many of us. 

Though right now my math skills are less than exceptional, I hope by the end of this course I have re learned math and have learned new techniques about effective math instruction.  This blog will follow all of my struggles and accomplishments along the way of the course and outline new techniques for teaching the dreaded subject of math to make it a subject of even slight excitement, making that light bulb go off even 20 years down the road.