Text Set Brainstorming

Math was always my favorite subject. I could pick out patterns and I made connections to other concepts that I understood. As I've been working through this semester in my math classes and online tutoring, I've realized other students are not as lucky. I don't remember my teachers ever explicitly saying how different concepts were related to each other, and I can imagine this is something that is still overlooked and underestimated. It's a shame because students may understand one topic and then not be able to apply those same procedures to another concept that looks slightly different. One of my main goals as a math teacher will be to bridge these gaps in knowledge and help students apply them to many different types of problems. The brightest students who have enjoyed math typically find algebra and the introduction of letters into math equations to be their downfall. I think I would like to focus on algebraic equations and graphs for my text set. One article I have already found relating to this topic is found here: https://sciencing.com/linear-equations-used-everyday-life-6022370.html
These problems will only get worse for students when they reach quadratic equations and calculus. Helping students see what is actually going on is this topic and why it is useful can be one way to keep students interested and achieving in math.

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