Autobiography: Why Content Area Reading?

Begin to explore some of your experiences with Math and Science either in school or more preferably outside of school. What were some of those experiences? How did they shape you into the person you are today? What do you wish your teachers knew about you? Use some of the sentence starters below to begin to frame your thinking and to rekindle your path: 

* I first remember doing a math problem ………………………….

* I do (well, poorly) in math because……………………..

* I am the (worst/best) in doing _______  I know this because……………………….

* I (depend/don’t depend) a lot on my calculator, since ……………………

* I prefer to work alone/in groups, because…………………………

* Which type of math has been easier for you Algebra or Geometry?  Why do think so? Which type of science has been easier or more challenging for you Biology or Physics, or Chemistry? 

* How do you learn the best?  At home working alone.  Working with a group outside class?  When I get many of the same kinds of problems to do?  When I use what I know in new situations?

* I get the most bored in math class when………………………….

* I get the most interested in math class when  …………………………….

* Any other comments/ideas that you have regarding your life and mathematics would be appropriate.

As educators, it is critical for us to embrace our journey through life so that we can be conscious