The Ideal Classroom

Hmm, where to start? First of all, if my classroom contains white walls, I'm going to plaster them with quotes, posters, etc! I want my classroom to have a theme, whether it's mathmatical or whatever. I would love to have posters of famous mathmaticians and their achievements hung everywhere. I also want posters of things such as the world's tallest buildings, longest bridges, and other examples that will illustrate the use of math in our everyday world.

Although math is not regarded as a sanctuary for many students, I would like my classroom to become a sort of haven for them. With the crazy life of a high school student, I want them to be able to come in my class and feel comfortable, above all. My students should respect me as well as my classroom and I will treat them with the same respect. I expect my students to come to class ready to learn, with a Spirit of Discovery, as Doc Waters puts it!! I want to show them that math IS a conquerable subject and it doesn't even have to be all that bad...

The energy that radiates from high school is contagious, and I want to be surrounded with that energy as I teach. I would hope that all teachers and parents will understand that I am there to help kids achieve better than they thought they were capable of. I would hope to introduce them to different ways of using math. They will be introduced to certain projects that will force them to look at math in a real-world perspective. Application is where the real learning will come in. I wouldn't mind showing them little media clips where math is used in the real world, just to get their minds thinking...