What was the deciding factor or inspiration that had you become a Math Educator? Was it a person? An experience? Drop it below! 👇

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When I saw how beautiful and obvious math is when you REALLY understand it — and how much damage you do when you just give kids stuff to memorize instead of focusing on the connections between everything.

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Math was one of my favorite subjects in school. When my family and I immigrated to US, 1982, it became a language I was able to understand and handle well. With the encouragement of family and friends, I decided to take Teacher of Mathematics path.

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I was always good at “dumbing math down” to my friends in school so it was always an option. But I went a very long route getting a bachelors in engineering and a masters in elementary education which screams teach calculus 😉

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I started in a completely different direction in college but on more than one occasion in grade school and middle school a few of my teachers gave me the opportunity to teach the class. Once I was in high school my middle school math teacher gave me a couple chances to volunteer and teach a couple lessons. Some of the best and worst teachers I ever had were my math teachers. There’s way more to the story but they were definitely a big push in this direction.

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My aunt suggested I become a teacher or a nurse since we had none in the family. I brushed it off. 😂🤣 Later, to make a long story short, my College Algebra teacher encouraged me to take more math classes and consider becoming a math major. Before I knew it, I had switched my major from Business Administration to Secondary Mathematics Education. Little ole quiet me! Plenty of times along the way I wondered what I had gotten myself into. Perhaps even regretted the decision. 19 years later, here I am having taught for 15 years! Go figure!!!

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I already had a BS in math. When I decided to get certified, it was the quickest route.

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