I really enjoyed reading this article as it touches on many points that teachers have to deal with throughout their careers. It is interesting to see how much the change of curriculum can affect many teachers. It is also interesting how black and white math education was in the past; there was no room for expression in mathematics, and there was only room for material to be transmitted from teacher to student. It is not surprising at all that students who were not going into post-secondary studies in mathematics were not thought of during the process of putting together a curriculum standard. As teachers, we always unconsciously dream all of our students will grow to go down the same path as we did. However, this is completely not the case. Students choose the past that is best for them and that should be okay.
As a future teacher, it would definitely affect my teaching if the curriculum was to change. Looking at the new curriculum, teaching is now becoming much different than it was before. Being a student of the old curriculum, I can somewhat sympathize with the teachers discussed in the article who were not comfortable with the new curriculum standard; however, as teachers, it is our job to be comfortable enough with the material to relay it to our students. As long as the standards consider all students and not just those going to post-secondary, it is important that teachers do their best to become comfortable with the new standard so their students can also be comfortable.
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