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One of the things that struck me from the discussion posts was how one group pointed to the scale of an octave being logarithmic. We had actually used logarithms as an example of an area of math that would be hard to connect to crafts/activities because of its abstract nature but it was awesome to see that another group had that answer for us!
I also liked that a group mentioned that reflection is an important factor of implementing activities and making them meaningful. I think the same can be said about abstract learning. It would be useful to have students reflect on their learning to help them have a real sense of how much it is that they actually know and what parts they need to work on or ask for help with. I've noticed that a lot of students immediately panic and say things like, "I don't know what's going on! I just suck at math," when in reality, I've seen their work and they're almost there. Adding moments of reflection would help students from getting overwhelmed and also maybe notice some patterns in their learning (e.g. the days they're not understanding the concept may be attributed to the fact they were up until 3 a.m. the night before).
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