So... what's BEDMAS again?

Hi, my name is Catherine Vo and I am a teacher candidate at Brock University. In this blog, I will chronicle my journey to become a better math educator. As a humanities student, I have struggled with math or anything that has to due with numbers. The only time I have ever used math after high school is when I am calculating my tuition or finding out what the price is after a discount. Silly, right?

So far, the math class has been quite enjoyable. To be honest, I found this to be surprising. During the first session, we had to use four 4's to figure out how to get the numbers 1-20.This was extremely challenging yet fun. The class managed to get a majority done. Below is an image of our work.



After this activity, we were asked to draw what we imagined as a math genius. Since I was in grade school, I remember seeing a "math wizard." Unfortunately, this was the only image I could think of when asked to draw one on the spot.



It's very clear I am not a good at drawing. During the duration of the course, I hope to be able to become a better math educator and become better at drawing a math genius (of course).