Students often fall through the cracks with no real understanding as to what fractions and decimals are and their place in our number system nor do they truly understand the place value for a decimal fraction. For most of my students, this is when they said they either grew to appreciate and love math or cringe and do the bare minimum to get by. Somewhere around third or fourth grade when they're introduced to fractions and decimals, mathematical anxiety is something that many of my students have expressed. They haven’t begun to experience the anxiety that comes from the new concepts that they will soon encounter. Most students at this time are still excited about school and have deep love for Math Class. As summer comes to an end and a new school year is on our horizon, there are several hundred thousand students excited to return to their classrooms. “In an age of exponential change, we need the power of diverse thinking, and we cannot afford to leave any talent untapped.” - Cathy Englebert Introductionĭo your students become disengaged in class? Have deficits in standards taught in previous years? Are you always trying to find ways to remediate the skills that they struggle with during class time? I can assure you, I experience these problems every year. Closing Deficits Exponentially: Addressing Base Ten & Small Numbers Using Exponents by Tierra Ingram
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