Thread:Lidewey/@comment-35430324-20180507053948/@comment-30339728-20180509012525

I was NOT a math person either from the time I was in algebra and beyond. I stuck with it - out of stubborness and got my worst grades. In college, I was able to avoid any mathematics course. I was offered this job with the principal knowing this was WELL out of my comfort zone. Thanks to amazing fellow teachers, who taught me as we have gone through the year, I feel very good in my own knowledge and math skills now (at least at a prealgebra level). Seriously, I have taught things this year that I either never had or, it was over 40 years ago and I couldn't remember. Age has brought wisdom and teaching skills have helped me as I use those to disect and understand the material at deeper levels beyond "how to do" and into "why it works and what it means". I told my principal today, as a matter of fact, that had we made predictions back last August as to how I'd see myself today, it would not have included t he statements "I really like teaching math!".

However, next year, I will be teaching 7 and 8 grade science and reading (English Language Arts) to gifted students. I am looking forward to that as I love helping kids see deeper meanings and themes in what they read.