User talk:Gesslein
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Hi. I liked your edits to Elementary algebra. --Math Teacher 21:39, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
Thanks for the reinforcement! I am still afraid to do anything big. --Gesslein 22:09, 29 June 2006 (UTC)
- Fear is the biggest obstacle to success in math education. Many of my students are scared stiff of "getting the wrong answer". I usually invite them to go "back to basics", so they'll have something they really understand well as a foundation. --Wing Nut 20:11, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
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- I have been beaten where I live into being a total coward. --Gesslein 14:20, 1 July 2006 (UTC)