Teacher uses music to make math fun, cool
<p><span word="Student">Student</span> <span word="engagement">engagement</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="suburbs">suburbs</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engage">engage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="motivate">motivate</span> <span word="students">students</span>-- <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="rhythm">rhythm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p><span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="math">math</span> <span word="fun">fun</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="voice">voice</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="performers">performers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="Watching">Watching</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="routine">routine</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Scott">Scott</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span> <span word="Blair">Blair</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="suburb">suburb</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="aids">aids</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="memory">memory</span>," <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>. "<span word="So">So</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="memorize">memorize</span> <span word="it">it</span>.”</p><p><span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="rap">rap</span> <span word="videos">videos</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="YouTube">YouTube</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> “<span word="Triangle">Triangle</span> <span word="Experts">Experts</span>” <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="Quadratic">Quadratic</span> <span word="Formulatic">Formulatic</span>,” <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span>. “<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="appreciate">appreciate</span>,” <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="says">says</span>.</p><p><span word="Empowering">Empowering</span> <span word="students">students</span></p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Scott">Scott</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. “<span word="When">When</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="par">par</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remedial">remedial</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="low">low</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="out">out</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="states">states</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="capable">capable</span>.”</p>
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