Funded Sep 22, 2024Thank you for the donation. It has made such a difference in students. Having the snacks to earn as motivation, has improved their attitudes towards math in a sense.
Students struggle in math. They historically have had bad math experiences either due to teachers, not enough differentiation in learning capabilities, or math anxiety. Students come in already fearing and hating math. Me and my co-teacher understand the anxiety that math and the new curriculum are causing students, and we want students to give math a chance instead of shutting down.
Having the snacks has provided us with the opportunity to have a rewards system in class. It provides them an immediate reward for working hard in class. The new curriculum makes the students work together, think on their own, try the new skills, and then come back and reevaluate what they missed. We also use this during S3 where students can come and do revisions or complete missing work. They earn snacks also during lunch for asking clarifying questions or for staying in S3.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Soto