Memorable Math Teachers

My most memorable math teacher would have to be Mr. Mosely, at Tamanawis Secondary School. When you went to his class you knew that you weren’t going too bored by some boring math lecture. His class was typically based on lectures from himself, which is only one teaching style. However, in my times in high school this seemed like the typical and common practice. Mr. Mosely did however keep is lectures engaging, which some teachers were unable to do. He had a sense of humor which about 10 years ago was lacking in a math class. To say his class was only based on lectures is not totally fair to him as well, he was not like a drill sergeant in that nobody could talk and he expected complete silence. After finishing his lesson he allowed students to work in partners and/or small groups on problems which would allow students to understand topics from different points of view. Mr. Mosely was a very open and understanding professor and he created a teaching environment that encouraged learning. He was always available to provide extra help to those in need of it and always put in time to help students.

Another memorable teacher for me was Mr. Nagra. Mr. Nagra had good intentions but really lacked the qualities of a professional teacher. His lessons were disorganized and choppy. There were times in the year where he would make massive mistakes during the lesson and needed students to essentially teach the class, this could be seen as another teaching style. However, it was not effective as students lost respect for the teacher. I vividly remember Mr. Nagra creating his own formulas and techniques that would work for certain questions, however could not be applied universally, this was very frustrating.