Practitioner-generated Activities:
Working with Percent	Math in My Life	From Soccer to Schedule	Newspaper Activity	Building Confidence

Working with Percent

Given this scenario:

An angry learner doesn't understand percent; says he doesn't care.

What do you do?

• Take a solid example from his life, e.g. GST calculation, examine mortgage…
• After he is successful on a calculation, ask him how he got it.
• It may be a different method from the instructor. We’ll now use learner’s method.
• Point out how his mind is working it out step by step.
• Make him aware of his personal learning process. I might compare it to my own process [instructor’s]. Show that both methods are valid.
• Learner builds confidence and self-awareness through this process.