School Presentation #1

Today I had the opportunity to visit some high school students and share a message about math mind set.  It was pretty awesome.  I really enjoyed being able to go in and visit with the students a bit, tell them about myself and talk about how math is a major part of our lives.  I talked about how I struggled and still struggle in math, how I actually got an F one quarter in my freshmen year and how hard it was to get through it.  I talked about my experiences in the work force and how math was present in everything that I've done.  I talked about being back in math and having to do homework everyday, how I make a lot of mistakes and how it takes effort.  I then talked about how getting the answer right once is hard, getting a similar problem done right makes it a little easier and how every time we make the connection and get another question right things become easier and easier for us to do.  We watched a video that I have discussed in a previous post.  I thought it went well.  Annie Draper, whose class I was visiting, told me I did a great job and that the kids really liked me and are looking forward to my continued visits.  That was cool to hear.  I was a skosh nervous about it all but once we got going it was great. I did spend some time today preparing for the visit so I didn't go in winging it.  Anyway, I thought it went well and I am looking forward to the next visit on Thursday.  Should be a great time.