tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266458693809757794.post1999047071042146063..comments2023-02-18T08:28:03.032-05:00Comments on Teach! Learn! Share!: Minds on Math: Chapter 2-ToolsMrs.Nehilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13446790876342568219noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266458693809757794.post-65791342877813409252013-07-08T10:47:08.422-04:002013-07-08T10:47:08.422-04:00The thinking strategies are good! It's hard to...The thinking strategies are good! It's hard to teach kids how to think for themselves. The thinking strategies are good ways to model thinking and give students a process for thinking. I need to be more mindful of modeling that and labeling it for students so they know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266458693809757794.post-44911347501634147342013-07-06T19:51:24.263-04:002013-07-06T19:51:24.263-04:00I, too, find that getting kids to "do" i...I, too, find that getting kids to "do" is a challenge. I think our society is such that if something doesn't come easy, we just give up. And I think that goes for adults, too. Why do we all have smartphones? Because we can have access to everything at our fingertips 24/7. We really don't have to "remember" anything anymore, because there's an app to remind us. I get it...it's easier for me to "google" an question than to work through it. As a teacher, though, it's oh-so frustrating when the kids won't do it in the classroom. They want to be given a process or formula to follow. (The problem I've found is that even when they have a formula they often don't apply it correctly!)<br /><br />I am intrigued by Hyde's book and am off to Amazon to check it out. Thanks for sharing :)Melanie Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938087896477538889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5266458693809757794.post-78292178452858948342013-07-06T10:01:53.768-04:002013-07-06T10:01:53.768-04:00Are you using Singapore Math in 7th grade? I am s...Are you using Singapore Math in 7th grade? I am so intrigued. I went to an institute last summer and we used bar models for problem solving and I absolutely loved them! Then went the whole school year and never used them with my students. <br /><br />I too really loved the thinking strategies and really want to incorporate them into my instruction next year. Thanks for sharing Robin!Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110420412281024292noreply@blogger.com