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Making Life Balance

Making Life Balance Writing Original Math Problems with Adults Karen Foster Hkks and Ukabeth Wadlington ecently, I had the opportunity to teach writing is a process of continuous thinking, experiment- an uptom New Orleans GED class with ing, and reviewing that encompasses all four stages. students ages wnty-two to seventy. I Rehearslng or Prewrltlng was determined to make mathematics come alive for them and to integrate math with reading, During this stage, adults should be encouraged to explore writing, and the real world. their own thoughts and state opinions about the topic One specific instructional strategy to which I was they have chosen. They can do this orally or in writing. introduced by Lucy Calkins (lq86), Donald Graves Brainstorming may be a skill that is new to many adults (1983), Andrea Butler (1984), and others was process and therefore, makes them uncomfortable. Hower, writing, which involves mperative learning, an equal once practiced, it can become an invaluable tool during role for student and teacher, and a specific timeframe this stage. and structure for writing, which they refer to as "writers Students should know that they will be expected to workshop." It was my goal to adapt it to an adult GED write http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© 1994 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
eISSN
2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515959400500508
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Abstract

Writing Original Math Problems with Adults Karen Foster Hkks and Ukabeth Wadlington ecently, I had the opportunity to teach writing is a process of continuous thinking, experiment- an uptom New Orleans GED class with ing, and reviewing that encompasses all four stages. students ages wnty-two to seventy. I Rehearslng or Prewrltlng was determined to make mathematics come alive for them and to integrate math with reading, During this stage, adults should be encouraged to explore writing, and the real world. their own thoughts and state opinions about the topic One specific instructional strategy to which I was they have chosen. They can do this orally or in writing. introduced by Lucy Calkins (lq86), Donald Graves Brainstorming may be a skill that is new to many adults (1983), Andrea Butler (1984), and others was process and therefore, makes them uncomfortable. Hower, writing, which involves mperative learning, an equal once practiced, it can become an invaluable tool during role for student and teacher, and a specific timeframe this stage. and structure for writing, which they refer to as "writers Students should know that they will be expected to workshop." It was my goal to adapt it to an adult GED write

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Adult LearningSAGE

Published: May 1, 1994

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