Challenge Day #6
Dr. Dull As a college freshman, I thought I wanted to be an accountant. I loved numbers and during high school I took bookkeeping class. I never missed a question, not once during the entire course. I loved the double entry method, the ability to check and balance my accounts, the logic of the process. When I enrolled in my first accounting class, it was not at all what I expected. We discussed theoretical models for accounting. Definitely not my cup of tea. At the time, I was also enrolled in a general education mathematics class. Big lecture hall, over 100 students and assigned seats. It was piece of cake. The student next to me couldn’t get anything above a C-, so I found myself helping him as we went along. Helping him tapped into my real passion – helping others learn. Shortly after, I declared my major in Elementary Education. One of the first classes I took was mathematics for elementary teachers....