Week 2 MAC Comment 1

Week 2 MAC Comment 1 to:
Spencer Lunsfund

I agree with you that most of the time our students are in the survival mode. I feel that many teachers are in a survival mode as well with all of the changes that are going on in education the states. However, I have to admit,
that I have been through so many life altering changes in my life over the past three years, that I found survival is going through the motions of living. Picking the battles to walk away from and finding the opportunity to laugh and enjoy what I have has made my understanding of the book a little easier.


EDM613 - WK 2 Reading - Measurement and Survival
Hearing the TED talk and reading these first four chapters was quite eye opening. The hardest idea for me to hear was that of the "universe of possibility". Being a mathematics teacher makes measuring the world around me the natural thing to do. I am constantly concerned with understanding the world around me, so measuring things, people and resources is my daily habit. The challenging thing for me in this aspect is to realize that infinity can be more than a concept and can speak to the revolving nature that giving produces. I give to you and you give to me, and on and on and on. We are both taken care of and do not need to fight against each other for survival.

Another difficulty in changing my mindset to one of infinite possibilities is that my students are usually in survival mode. The thought I had while reading this chapter was that it must be easier for those who do not have to worry about their basic needs to move into such a thought process. But once again I fall into the world that has limitations.
Posted by Spencer Lunsford at 7:44 AM http://spencerlunsfordsejourney.blogspot.com/2011/05/edm613-wk-2-reading-measurement-and.html - comments