Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say!

I really enjoyed this week's article on Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say!  I liked how the author gave tips and strategies that were student-centered and problem based approaches.  Students need to be able to explain their thinking to learn and teachers should do the listening part.  The one strategy that I really liked was point 3 on page 480, use more process questions than product questions.  We want our students to stretch their thinking.  Teachers need to ask questions that require more thinking rather than just a yes or no response. 

In class, we worked with partners to solve three algebraic problems.  These problems allowed us to share our thinking and to learn from each other.  When I was stuck with a problem, my partner helped me understand the question better and we worked together to come up with an answer.  It was fun seeing how other colleagues solved the problem.  I feel that we can learn so much from each other and it's important for us to build a safe community for us to share our ideas and thinking.