Reflections (Session 4)

Session 4 was about fractions which I had underestimated... I had assumed that solving fractions was merely about converting the division symbol to multiplication symbol when solving the questions. More importantly, in fractions, I learnt that:

all equal parts in fractions can be named

The various questions posed served as an eye-opener about the avoidance of teaching "key-word strategy". I also learnt about the presentation of a word problem only after teaching both addition and subtraction to avoid generalization of operations.

Through this session I could hardly believe that I had actually survived fractions (during school days) without fully comprehending and capturing the essence of fractions.