The importance of reading the directions thoroughly!
Occasionally while completing my Math homework for frequency distribution I found myself puzzled when the computer wouldn’t accept my answers as correct. I’m sure I counted all those darned numbers, didn’t I? I knew I wasn’t wrong: my answer was perfect. I overlooked details in the instructions, and perfectly answered the wrong question. It can get pretty frustrating recounting, recalculating, and regretting not simply reading the directions properly. No wonder it wouldn’t accept my answer!
Being an effective teacher means empowering students with the knowledge and skills to be effective learners and students. Reading directions completely and thoroughly is an important habit/tool for all students. Here is a website with some activities teachers can use to emphasized the importance of directions:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson275.shtml
Since this is a blog, here is a personal touch: a quote about statistics....
“There are lies. There are damn lies. And then, there are statistics...”
