From my past experience, I have had decent teachers that taught me mathematics. My best teacher was my high school math teacher who taught me math throughout my high school. I have to say that she was the one who motivated me and inspired me to become a math teacher. Even though she was a tough teacher, she really pushed me to work hard in class. In fact, she pushed the entire class to do really well. I guess it's the perk of being in an enriched class than the regular academic classroom. Sometimes, if I answered questions wrong, or take longer to understand certain concepts, she gets disappointed in me or almost felt like ashamed of me for answering the questions wrong, which I took it personally. It is almost as if I'm letting my parents down. This kind of "failure" really impact me in class. Perhaps, she expected a lot from me, and that not getting the correct answers isn't something that I normally do? Sometimes, I get intimidated by her, and the questions she asked in class or on the tests were challenging. However, if it weren't for her tough love and push I wouldn't be able to do well in math as I am now. So, I thank her for that.
In all, I think my worst math teacher is also my best math teacher. If it weren't for her tough love, her lack of patience and her constructive criticisms, I wouldn't be able to push myself to pursue math as my undergraduate study. I think she definitely improved my understanding in math (the technical aspects) for sure. There is another female teacher in high school who taught me Gr.10 math. She has not only taught me the "technical" aspect of math, but also taught me the "soft" side, the personal side, of teaching math. She was so awesome as a teacher that I decided to work with her as a volunteer teaching assistant at her new high school. She was more patient with her students than the first teacher I wrote about in this blog. Both were funny math teachers, even though one is more serious than the other, but they have all pushed me hard to help me reach my goal as a student.
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