The Math Teacher

 

You know you're an experienced (and good) math teacher when

A. You can take a student from their attempt to solve the problem to the solution without starting over.

B. classroom management issues are more of an annoyance than a source of anxiety.

C. You haven't heard a new excuse in years.

D. You know why algebra is quite difficult for some students to learn.

E. you can teach the standards and the EOS test at the same time.

F. You truly delight in seeing real talent, though it may exceed your own.

G. You know what kind of problems that will stimulate most, even though the problem is challenging.

H. You know Vacations from teaching are both needed and necessary.

I. You still get excited at the beginning of a school year.

J. You read a lot about math because you like it.

K. You know when group work helps and when it doesn't.

M. New math teachers come to you with their teaching problems.

N. You know that the "A" students make you look good.

O. You know some students learn math better and faster than others.

P. You know you have limited emotional teaching resources and optimize their use.

Q. You understand when technology helps and when it doesn't.

R. You know that of being liked, feared, respected, fair, hated, and remembered by your students, which are the most important, unimportant, and effective.