Not Making Sense, and a Conversation I Never Had
This is the tenth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick.
Author: Barry Garelick
Barry Garelick, a second-career math teacher in California. He has written articles on math education that have appeared in the Atlantic, Nonpartisan Education Review, Education Next, Education News and AMS Notices. He is also the author of three books on math education.
A Cathartic Discussion, Putting the Bell on the Cat, and Business as Usual
This is the ninth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick.
The General This ân That Shop, Negative Numbers, and Faith
This is the eighth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick.
A Gnarly Problem, Critical Thinking, and Authentic Struggle
This is the seventh piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick.
The Prospect of a Horrible PD, a Horrible Meeting, and an Unlikely Collaboration
This is the sixth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick
The Rituals of School, an Unusual Communion, and the Vast Wasteland of Math 8
This is the fifth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick
The Parole Officerâs Check List, the Dialectic of Competition, and Gnarly Problems
This is the fourth piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick
Understanding, and Outliers in a Sea of Outliers
This is the third piece in a series called âOut on Good Behavior: Teaching Math While Looking Over Your Shoulderâ by Barry Garelick.
An espresso-based job interview, a 1962 algebra book, and procedures vs understanding
Barry Garelick: I hoped I would be allowed autonomy in my new teaching job, but for the most part, I was glad they brought me in out of the rain.
Various Narratives, Growth Mindsets and an Intro to One of my Parole Officers
Barry Garelick shares this anecdote from his teaching career to provide âdeep understandingâ of any narratives you wish to supply.