I learned that manipulates such as beans or algebra tiles can be very powerful. I was amazed by how algebra tiles made it so simple and easy for me to understand quadratic formulas. When Robin demonstrated how the FOIL method can be so easily understood by using the manipulates, I thought of how this would've helped me so much when I struggled learning algebra in high school. I think I would've enjoyed math a lot better if someone taught me different strategies to solve the math problems (like using algebra tiles to visually see and understand the idea) than just trying to memorize rules and formulas to solve. I think that these strategies we learned in class today will definitely help me in the future when I'll be teaching math to students who struggle.
Question: manipulates are great teaching tools. How many strategies should I teach to students but not have them feel overwhelmed?
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