FLOW

     

I feel flow when I paint. But it doesn’t happen every time. I never really know when it will appear, so I keep going back to painting—always chasing that moment. Sometimes it comes easily; sometimes it doesn’t.

I’ve also felt that same sense of flow when teaching little kids. I became one of them, laughing, playing, learning, and we had an absolute blast.

During my short practicum, I had the privilege of witnessing flow in a math classroom. Let me tell you, you have to be there to truly feel it. By the third day, after reading "Building Thinking Classrooms", I finally understood why some describe it as a kind of “cult” in the best possible way. (Although, after checking the dictionary, I realized there’s really no “good” definition of that word!) So instead, I’d call it a community of BTC teachers.

It’s hard to explain unless you’ve experienced it yourself. But to answer the question, is flow possible in a math class? My answer is an enthusiastic yes!

I’m so excited for what’s ahead in my long practicum. I can’t wait to keep exploring how flow unfolds in the math classroom.