It was interesting to see and read about different styles of teaching. It has been really helpful to me as I work out my own philosophy. King also praises Al Mendle and his math teaching methods course. The math program we use here goes with the methods he taught. Mendle is a UC Davis lecturer and Associate Director of the Northern California Mathematics Project.
Kids learn when they experiment in school the same way they learn during play.
It makes our job more of a facilitator than someone who is transferring knowledge. King had always wanted to be a teacher when she was younger but was convinced career opportunities were limited because the market was glutted in the 1970s. I wanted to teach people about the print shop, or about music. The lesson about exploration is something Kari King learned last summer in the coursework of the UC Davis-CSU Sacramento Elementary Credential Partnership Program. King, who has lived in Winters several years.