This is an interesting activity that I hadn’t expected to encounter in the math class. This activity would be able to provide students with different perspectives of approaching mathematics. It doesn’t always have to be the numbers! I would possibly use this activity as a warm up in the beginning of the class, in order to get students get started. It would also be nice to use this as a conclusion activity when there is some time left at the end of the class. It would help students review the materials that they learned and also provide the teacher some feedbacks.
Some of the weaknesses of the activity may be that writing in a specific amount of time could be a difficult task for the ESL students or students whose English is weak. In addition, it could also be difficult for those who need a longer time to process their thoughts when they are writing. They may have a difficult time with writing in such a short time limit. Also, some students may not find the relationship between this exercise and learning mathematics and lose interests in the activity.
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