Our small K-12 school on the coast of Southwest Louisiana was destroyed by hurricane Rita in 2005. Now, for the first time since the storm, we will be back in our school since it has been re-built. I teach all high school math classes including Financial Math. This class is one of special importance because it teaches students the importance of how math is really used in our everyday life experiences. We learn personal financing, business applications of math, and explore all aspects of budgeting for your future. Also, we actually learn all the steps a person must take to get a job, buy a home and vehicle, make family budgets, and plan for their future.
Since our school was destroyed, we have lost all our resource materials. We will be starting school with the minimal supplies needed such as text books. In order to teach real life math, we need hands on activities for the students to interact with. It has been my experience that when a student can relate math concepts to their real life, they will retain the information for life. My students will learn to balance a checkbook, make a budget, plan purchases, understand bank and credit card statements, and get real experience interviewing for a job and purchasing a vehicle.
The activities I have chosen for my class are both interactive and fun while incorporating math skills into real life lessons. I believe in making all my lessons fun for my students. We all learn more and remember more when the learning experience was FUN!
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