Chapter 7: Teaching Difficult Academic Material

"When things in the textbook seem really boring, do activities that force us to get involved and make connections" (135). I find that quote to be very interesting because I am training to become a math teacher and most math classes are mainly based on the textbook. I would like to create a math class where I can shy away from the textbook and I want to be able to design lesson plans that get my students active in other ways besides the textbook. Textbooks are normally mundane, hard to understand, and extremely boring, all of which causes a huge lack in learning.