Most people are familiar with the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words". This is so very true in education. With the ease and availability of digital cameras and cell phone cameras, there is no reason not to include pictures when teaching a concept or lesson. During my tenure as a math teacher, it was always a struggle to present the idea of solving equations to my students. Some students did not seem to grasp the idea that when solving an equation, they must perform the same computations on both sides of the equal sign to keep the equation balanced. It seemed that no matter how many example problems we worked, some students still could not master the concept. When I introduced a picture into the lesson, I could see the idea become clear in some of the students that were struggling. It seems the picture was able to add the finishing touch on my many words in the lesson.
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