Don’t Practice the Perfect

As an algebra teacher, I spend much of my day pushing kids beyond what they think they are capable.  To no one’s surprise, I am often met with resistance.  They would rather practice addition rather than polynomials.  They want to practice the perfect. In the example of algebra students, it is easy to see theContinue reading “Don’t Practice the Perfect”

Don’t Practice the Perfect

          As an algebra teacher, I spend much of my day pushing kids beyond what they think they are capable.  To no one’s surprise, I am often met with resistance.  They would rather practice addition rather than polynomials.  They want to practice the perfect. In the example of algebra students, itContinue reading “Don’t Practice the Perfect”