{"id":1008,"date":"2014-05-01T12:06:38","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T16:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:53:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T17:53:59","slug":"math-middle-schoolers-real-world-relevance-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/math-middle-schoolers-real-world-relevance-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"Math, middle schoolers and real-world relevance (infographic)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I consider myself an infographic enthusiast, and as a former middle school math teacher\u00a0when <\/span>the infographic below <\/i>was passed on to me I was of course interested:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I<\/span>t was encouraging to see 7 out of 10 students liked math, but out of 1000 surveyed students, that means there are about 300 that don\u2019t; and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>isn\u2019t so encouraging.\u00a0 Scrolling down to Top Favorite Subjects, I was again hopeful when seeing math ranked third. <\/span><\/p>\n

While that alone was pleasing to a former math teacher, I was also excited to see that P.E. and art ranked one and two respectively.\u00a0 I\u2019m a firm believer that exercise boosts learning, and I don\u2019t think I need to make a case for the connections between art, creativity, and math. I wasn\u2019t surprised to see that students enjoy learning new subjects through hands-on activities, but what the Infographic leaves out is that only 4% of surveyed students enjoy learning new subjects through video lessons.<\/a>\u00a0 During this revolution of flipped instruction, that 4% seems a little concerning.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

So, what is my big takeaway from this Infographic?\u00a0 Relevance.\u00a0<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n

With only 58% of students reporting that math is important for their future, we don\u2019t seem to be doing a good job of promoting authentic relevance to students\u2019 lives.\u00a0 I don\u2019t put much weight into the statistic that 38% of students think math is important for fashion design.\u00a0 What if I don\u2019t care about fashion design?\u00a0 I\u2019m certainly not going to care then about the necessary skills behind fashion design.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

So how is math relevant to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your <\/i><\/strong>students? \u00a0And what can you do to support that connection?<\/strong>
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I consider myself an infographic enthusiast, and as a former middle school math teacher\u00a0when the infographic below was passed on to me I was of course interested:     It was encouraging to see 7 out of 10 students liked math, but out of 1000 surveyed students, that means there are about 300 that don\u2019t; … <\/p>\n

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