Personal Summary of Assignment 1

In this assignment I found that teachers seem to not want to deal with behavioral issues in class. This to me seems disagreeable but understandable. However personally I feel that teachers have a responsibility to promote an environment where behavioral issues can be addressed and corrected rather than be swept under the rug and hope that 'delinquent' children don't come back the following year. The teachers interviewed seemed to not wish to plan out lessons as rigidly as one might thought. I believe this has merit too, since quite often elaborate lesson plans get discarded during a lesson plan as the class takes an unexpected turn. Planning for maximum flexibility seems more effective than having a fixed plan in mind. Finally the teachers opinion of variable standards is something I need to ponder about more still, hopefully after I have a better conception of the structure of mathematics education at the secondary level.