Exit Slip for October 22, 2020

 

The video “University of Nottingham women in mathematics” make me think that how one’s perception and interest can change throughout life. The experience shared by Ivette Fuentes resonated me with my experience of life. Like her, I was not good in mathematics until grade 7, but in high school, I was able to understand the concept and started to dig deeper into the math world. As a result, playing with number became my passion. The video also reflects that sometimes life teaches you how to follow the dreams by changing the direction. I think that there should not be any gender or cultural restrictions on learning. Anyone can be efficient in any field of education. As I discussed in-class discussion, some people have myths in India about learning interest-based on gender. For example, people have a myth that girls are more capable of accepting mental challenges; on the other hand, boys are more capable of doing physical work.