Comments on: Elementary education major help!?

By: sherry

sherry — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:24:59 +0000

I work at a Junior High and I still find myself reteaching myself the math and learning it from other teachers or students. You are only human and might make a mistake every now and then but as long as you learn it before you teach it, you should be okay. Good Luck!!
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By: Imaka

Imaka — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:36:59 +0000

It is quite normal to be nervous about that. However, in my experience the teacher guide books for math are quite good and will give you all the information you need, even about topics you have forgotten. And when you see the information again, you will soon get comfortable with it.
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By: sundropsuzie

sundropsuzie — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:27:59 +0000

I have a math degree, so I never had that problem with math specifically, but I was a substitute teacher for a few years and would get called in to teach things like Chemistry and being a sub, I wouldn't have any idea what I was going to be teaching that day, so I couldn't prepare at all. I found that it all came back pretty quickly after looking through the student's textbook. I'm sure if you have problems, your fellow teachers will be willing to help or there are places you can take basic math courses (some community colleges offer them and some adult ed programs have them) if you really start struggling.
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