Ok class, do you remember who this is? “Mrs Sandford – the Math Challenge Lady!” the kiddos chant in singsong unison.Yup – that’s me. I smile. I wasn’t always the Math Challenge Lady but this has been a strange year for everyone. For me, it has been different since I am in a new role asContinue reading “The Math Challenge Lady”
Author Archives: JoAnn Sandford
In the Beginning…
I remember fondly, my first real teaching job. With an education degree and teaching practice under my belt, I was ready. I had accumulated some student loan debt and needed a job. Immediately. And a harsh reality had set in during my short stint substitute teaching in my home town of New Waterford. The roadContinue reading “In the Beginning…”
The Realy Teacher
My mom was visiting this week and we got to reminiscing. A math teacher herself, we always have a lot to chat about. Today we were laughing about my first day as a “real” teacher. Well maybe not a real teacher – I was reminded enough that first day that I was not, in fact,Continue reading “The Realy Teacher”
On Becoming a Math Person…
I may be a middle school math teacher now, but my math story began a long time ago. It didn’t begin as a love story, but it could have. It should have. I am one of the lucky ones. My experience with math keeps getting sweeter. While it admittedly took a few decades longer thanContinue reading “On Becoming a Math Person…”
JoAnn Sandford Math 