Friday, August 30, 2013
Introduction
For those of you who already can't stand me because of the title of my blog, I hope we can set aside our differences and still get along. My name is Joli Brenchley, I love my family, music, and strangely yes, MATH. I have been married for 3 years and have a little girl I adore and I spend most of my time with her. I play the oboe and piano and I love to read, swim, and cook.Now for the math part of my life.
I don't do math as much as I am about to let on, really. I like the challenge math presents. It's empowering to understand a proof or be able to answer everyday questions with the math I have learned. I think these are two of many reasons I would like to facilitate and guide students to develop an understanding and maybe even a passion for mathematics. I hope to teach geometry and algebra although I don't believe they are still separate classes in schools now. I have a special place in my heart for geometry in part because of my wonderful teacher who taught me geometry in High School.
One of the reasons I enjoy math is because my mother likes to do math, specifically puzzles. I learned to love puzzles and games like sudoku, paint by numbers, and more. One other reason I love the mystery and puzzles in math is thanks to a math class I took while attending Snow College about a broad spectrum of mathematical concepts geared toward "art brained people"-maybe I am one of these because that was my favorite math class. Currently I am reading "In Code", written by a 16 year old girl and her father about cryptography (codes)-it's a fun book.
Literacy does relate to math. I think math is a language of numbers, symbols, shapes, etc. Students need to be literate in the terminology of math so they can become literate in mathematics and use it in their lives.
I don't do math as much as I am about to let on, really. I like the challenge math presents. It's empowering to understand a proof or be able to answer everyday questions with the math I have learned. I think these are two of many reasons I would like to facilitate and guide students to develop an understanding and maybe even a passion for mathematics. I hope to teach geometry and algebra although I don't believe they are still separate classes in schools now. I have a special place in my heart for geometry in part because of my wonderful teacher who taught me geometry in High School.
One of the reasons I enjoy math is because my mother likes to do math, specifically puzzles. I learned to love puzzles and games like sudoku, paint by numbers, and more. One other reason I love the mystery and puzzles in math is thanks to a math class I took while attending Snow College about a broad spectrum of mathematical concepts geared toward "art brained people"-maybe I am one of these because that was my favorite math class. Currently I am reading "In Code", written by a 16 year old girl and her father about cryptography (codes)-it's a fun book.
Literacy does relate to math. I think math is a language of numbers, symbols, shapes, etc. Students need to be literate in the terminology of math so they can become literate in mathematics and use it in their lives.
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