Week 2

Hey everyone, this weekend was a little hectic. I was extremely busy last week and all my assignments piled up.

I enjoyed reading the article for the discussion board, but it had such BIG words and high-level academic language that I got lost a few times!

However, I did post one question about the article, because I did not see where some of the curriculum addresses students’ cognitive development and where the determination of what curriculum is chosen for specific grade levels. I am particularly concerned in the area of mathematics and the fact that our “curriculum” is trying to teach very abstract ideas to young children who may not be cognitively developed to understand this concept. Will this lead to frustration, and possibly a “math anxiety” in later years?


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The Synchronized Swim team I coach starts tomorrow FIVE NIGHTS a week! JM has to get ready for May Madness! :o)