Tagged with ' Critical Thinking'

As an undergraduate education student, I was challenged to write my personal mission statement that would help me define myself as a teacher. I don't recall the entire statement, but I know that it included something along the lines of "helping students think critically about mathematics." Looking at this from an experienced perspective, I'm not convinced that I knew what critical thinking was, let alone how to help my students become critical thinkers. With time, I've come to understand that there is no one way to accomplish this task, but there are strategies we can implement that will help students develop these skills.