Since January, I have taken on another job as a math coach for a local school district. It has been very exciting. The teachers in this district have made me feel extremely welcome. I have copied below a series of email messages that were recently sent back and forth among a couple of special education teachers and myself. You will find my response to Jim’s question at the end of this series. My hope is that others will chime in with your thoughts, too, since middle school is not my area of greatest expertise. Here is the first message that started this conversation: (more…)