| > what is fulfilling in your job as a math teacher? Many things. The most fulfilling for me is taking a student from hating maths to enjoying it. Or when they realise that in fact they're not bad at maths. Students changing their opinions about themselves or about maths is such a fulfilling experience that it's my main motivation. Then working with students who likes and are good at maths and challenging them a bit to expand their horizon is a lot of fun. > When students learn? At a high level yes (that maths can be fun, enjoyable, doable). Them learning "stuff" not so much, it's part of the job. > When they're assigned grades that accurately reflect their performance? Yes but not through a system based on counting how many mistakes they make, like exams do. If I can design a task that enables a student to showcase competency accurately it's great. A task that enables the best ones to extend themselves (and achieve higher marks) is great. > When they learn something with minimal as opposed to significant effort? Not at all. If there is no effort I don't believe much learning is happening. I like to give an opportunity for all students to work hard and learn something in the process no matter where they start from. I only care about the grade as feedback to students. It is a way for me to tell them how far they've come. |