I thought our lesson went over really well overall. We kept student's interest levels up through the whole lesson. I think people were enthused by the historical perspective, as well as the problems we did in class and assigned for "homework."
Although people did enjoy themselves there were many complaints about our lack of clearly prescribed (to the students) learning outcomes. So, most people didn't see the mathematical reasons for the exorcises. We also ran short on time which cut off a lot of the discussion we were going to have about error, methods, and everyday applications. Oh well.
I wonder if our "class" had a copy of our lesson plan as the lesson was being taught would the feedback be better? I think that it would be easier to see where people's lessons went off course if we could see what that course was supposed to be.
As for my thoughts on our presentation, I'm feeling much more comfortable in front of the group. It's funny how when I started juggling everybody immediately started to pay attention. That may be something to think about. From there, I definitely felt the compression of time. What I'd wanted to be a leisurely discussion ended up being a rushed presentation. I hope to learn more about this time management thing in the classroom over the next couple of weeks.
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