Favourite and least favourite math teacher and letters from students in 10 years

 

My favorite math teacher was my grade 12 math teacher. I thought she was really smart because she has a dual degree in English and mathematics. She was not only the head of the math department at our school, but she was also one of the MYP coordinators. I really liked her because her way of teaching was very organized. She explained everything thoroughly, and I understood everything she was presenting in class. The amount of homework load she assigned was just about right, and the tests were fairly designed. I have developed my interest for math in her class and I look up to her as a role model for the type of math teacher I want to become. 

My least favorite math teacher was my instructor for a second year university course. Maybe it was his first time teaching that course, my classmates and I felt like he didn't how to teach. We felt like the assignments we had to do had no relation to what was taught in class. I felt puzzled throughout that course and now when I look back, I can't remember what I have learned exactly. I only remember we were asked to do assignments using python and latex, but I never learned any of that in previous courses nor in that particular class. I felt like I had no idea what was going on in that class and I had a time passing that course. 

Hi Ms.Liu,

My name is Bunny and I was one of your students in your math 10 class. I really love your class because it was full of fun and engaging activities. My interest for math has developed ever since your class. I used to think math is boring and there are too many things I don’t get about math. I still remember the times I approached you for extra help and you were always there. I really appreciate the support you offered outside of class time and it showed that you really care about students. Your lectures really built up the foundations of math which were beneficial for my other classes. You would explain concepts and steps clearly and it was such a pleasure to have you as a math teacher. 

Hi Ms.Liu,

I was one of your students in math 10 from ten years ago, not sure if you would remember me, but I didn't really like your class that much. Although you did engage some activities in class and you assigned math projects, I just didn't think those were relevant to what we had to learn. I wanted to learn something that would better prepare for entrance exams. You could have just given us more worksheets to practice problem solving so we could do well on tests. I mean, I am doing Arts now, and I don't think math is that important in my life. I have my phone with me all the time, and whenever I need to do math, I just do it with my phone. I just think all the hassles from your math class with those projects and assignments were not so important. Why did we even bother?