With what we have been discussing in class as of late, there is a few things that has stood out to me that has not in the past, and also there is information that I have learned in the past that is now being resurfaced.
When we first began to start talking about these shapes it took me a few tries to really remember which was whiter, whether that be if acute was the bigger angle of the smaller angle, information like that. What I think we do need to stress with the students is remembering these small facts, not being able to recall all that made me feel as if maybe I didn't not pay attention 100% in class or the teacher did not quite use the right assessments to test or knowledge. I think at times we, and I included do this very often, I focus so much on memorizing the information that I do not actually learn it. I believe this is because my teacher at most times would have us right underneath each shape what type it was; however I believe something that is more interactive and has students working together is where actual learning takes place and with practice.
My idea is that playing the quadrilateral memory game like we did in class, is a great interactive way to assess students in a different way then just labeling each different shape! With math I think that how we go about teaching it and assessing it needs to be changed to get rid of the "stigma" that I was discussing in my last post.
