The feedback students will see on this screen is pretty straightforward. Green checks for solutions to the inequality. Red X’s for non-solutions.
These symbols might validate a feeling that many students walk into our classrooms with: “Math is about getting the right answers. So green checks are good and red X’s are bad.”
How can we challenge the narrative that math is just about getting the right answers?
We can lean in to the value of wrong answers.
After students complete this screen, consider posing a new challenge: “I want to see wrong answers only.” Before they press the “Check My Work” button, have your students discuss why their answer will produce a red X. Investigating the reason behind the feedback can help students create a new narrative — that red X’s are helpful.
When we lean in to wrong answers and show how they are just as important and interesting as right ones, we can create a classroom environment that celebratesall stages of mathematical thinking.
Dan & Team Desmos Classroom
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