Week 11: Undergraduate Research

Since I decided to switch my major to elementary education, I didn't think undergraduate research would be very applicable anymore. When I heard about one of this summer's opportunities, however, I was intrigued. I would be very interested in helping to created the math lab curriculum for the local high schools. I like that it's very practical for the field I plan to enter. Although I'll be in an elementary or middle school rather than a high school, this plan appealed to me more than the more abstract and experimental ones. I've spent a lot of time with elementary school students in and outside the classroom, but never on the planning side of things. I think if I could participate in that research opportunity I would learn a lot about teaching math that I could apply in the future. I was very interested in biology in high school but since I no longer plan to double major in it, I will probably only pursue math and education research projects.