In Chapter 11 it asks how instruction should be structured. A story about how I overcame a learning challenge was my lifelong struggle with math, in high school math just never clicked. I was an amazing writer and loved doing art and “hands-on” creative projects. I had freedom, there was not just one right or wrong answer. In math, there was only one answer and the numbers confused me, I thought I would never be able to do well in this subject. This was until my parents hired a private math tutor to help kids like me whose brain works differently when it comes to numbers. I found out I was number dyslexic which made it much easier to figure out a way for me to understand math. The behaviourist approach did not work for me repetition of numbers like timetables wasn’t helping. The cognitivist approach helps me understand the why and the how of the math formulas. We used whiteboards in my tutor session as I am a visual learner and I got to see step by step of the concepts. The approach that worked best for me when it came to math was the constructivist approach. My teacher used examples from real life like shopping or ordering food at a restaurant this helped me conceptualize the different math formulas I was using.

Understanding how my brain worked and gaining tools to help me thrive in school really helped my academic confidence.

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Amelia, thats amazing how that class experience shifted your perspective for learning! It sounds like the freedom to explore something your interested in helped the learning be more meaningful and engaging! sounds like the constructivist approach! if you got to choose to implement one aspect of this course into all your future courses what would it be and why?