RRJ#6

Reference:

Gillis, R. (2011 March 3). Gillis sets out needed improvements in bid for school committee. South Coast Today. Retrieved 5, March 2011 from http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110303/PUB04/103030417/-1/pub04

Summary:

This article talks about retired mathematics teacher who is a candidate for the Middleboro School Committee. He has gotten a bachelor and master degree in mathematics and he has a lot of the experiences and skills. He is seeking the things which improve the work in the schools. Moreover, he said that there are three things that would help to improve the school: accountability, believability, and community.

Reaction:

In this article it talks about retired mathematics teacher who is a candidate for the Middleboro School Committee. I was very interested when I read this article. Although the article does not talk about the content of mathematics, it is very important to read it. The accountability, believability, and community are very necessary to improve every major. For example, the accountability maintains the rights of students who face injustice by some teachers. The believability is very important in our lives. However, the author did not explain "what does the believability mean in the school life?" The community has a big influence on the students. For instance, the family is able to help their children to improve their educational level. I completely agree with him when he talked about the influence of community. If I were American, I would give him my vote.  

RRJ#5

Reference

Abouloa, M. (2011, February 28). Doing the Math. Saudi gazette. Retrieved 27, February 2011, from http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=2011022394429

Summary

The article talks about a math teacher who is teaching visually-impaired students. The visually-impaired students faced problems with their visual disability and the old tools. So, the teacher tried to discover new tools to help them. She started the research about a tool to help the visually-impaired students. In the end, she has invented the loot of math that eases the learning for the visually-impaired students.

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In this article it talks about a math teacher who is teaching the visually-impaired students. I was very happy with this article because it showed how the teacher was able to overcome the difficulties of education. The article showed the problem of visually-impaired students with old tools. And also, it showed the solution for this problem. When the author mentioned that the teacher said, "Some of these tools contain material that is toxic and can be penurious for the students", I asked myself about these harmful tools "what are they?" It was very useful if she told us about them to avoid them. However, the author was obviously she talking about tools that are  in the market that involve quality, cost, and security. However, I was very glad when the visually-impaired students struggle to learn the mathematics. I was very interested in this article because it talks about the problem that was solved. In addition, I admire the teachers who achieve their goals in their life.