Off The Grid

This first stop I had was related to applying mathematics concepts, particularly grids, to real life situations. Although grids may appear to be a logic and systematic way in theory, they may not be the best fit for what we are trying to do. Especially with real life situations where the landscape can be challenging, it does not make sense to force the environment to change in order to adapt to the math. When in the classroom, I would not change the questions so that I could use my preferred method/concept. I would use the method best suited to the problem in order to solve it efficiently. 

This relates to the other stop I had which was in terms of scale. Just because an idea works really well on a small scale does not mean that it will work equally well at a larger scale. For example, if a method resonates well for one student, it might not have the same effect for the entire class. We need to be flexible as educators and able to adapt to the situations we are presented. Our unique landscape in Canada, varying from province to province and region to region should be the main factor in deciding how to live within that space. 

The last idea from the article I enjoyed was the notion of going back to old ideas rather than using technology to incorporate activities and bring life back into learning. Having this implies that our timeline is cyclic rather than linear. Being able to bring back older ideas rather than using new age technology to solve our problems could prove to be much more effective. It also opens up our education to more diverse cultural practices. Students will get a broader sense of what the world is and can be rather than a narrow view focused on one culture's perspective.