Santrock discusses the different Content Areas of Teaching in Chapter 11. The content area I plan on teaching is Mathematics. I plan on teaching math at the middle school or high school age. At this age I need to make sure that my teaching is effective enough that my students actually understand what I am teaching, and not just memorizing it for assessment.
I know a lot about math and how to prove a lot of the concepts. However, I might have a weakness in motivating my students to love math like I do and understand it like I do. I don't know why I like math so much or why it has been so easy for me. I need to find the reason behind this so I can use it to motivate my students.
You may not have to make students LIKE math, but maybe just helping them see how useful it is in everyday life will be a motivator for them to try hard in your class.
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