E193
192 Your First Five Days Matter More Than Your Next Five Months
From Modern Math Teacher · Hosted by Kristen Moore
2026-08-11·790
Episode summary
In this episode of Modern Math Teacher: Let’s chat—send me a text! The first week of school isn't just about procedures, seating charts, and syllabus review. It's when students begin forming beliefs about what mathematics feels like—and who they believe they are as mathematicians.
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Let’s chat—send me a text! The first week of school isn't just about procedures, seating charts, and syllabus review. It's when students begin forming beliefs about what mathematics feels like—and who they believe they are as mathematicians. In this episode, I share how my thinking about the first week has changed over the years, why students walk…