Overview
Part of accomplishing the problem-solving skill is addressing various ways to tackle the math problems in this course that will lead to making data driven decisions. Pick one of the strategies below and discuss how you think you will use it.
Take a deep breath. You can do this! Focus on one problem at a time.
Take a break if you start to get frustrated. Take a walk or a 20-minute power nap. You will feel better when you try the problem once your mind is clear.
Find real world connections. They are endless!
- Teach the concept to someone else. Once your brain memorizes the process, you have exercised your math muscle. The process never changes. If you are able to teach it to someone else, you will never forget it.
- Practice a little math each day. (Mozart did not learn how to play the piano just by watching.)
- Do math in a way that's natural. There's often more than one way to work a math problem. Maybe the teacher's way stumps a student at first. Don't give up. Work to understand it in a way that is comfortable. Then it will be easier to understand how to solve the problem. Remember, "Each mind has its own method."