The Way I Learn Best

new lyrics by Lawrence Mark Lesser
may be sung to the tune of "Luka" by Suzanne Vega
in The Mathematics Teacher May 2000

Student fills in and sings:

My name is ______________;
I sit in the _________ row.
I think of [insert student's chosen metaphor for mathematics]
Thinkin' 'bout the math I know.
If I don't seem to relate,
Then [insert student's preferred strategy, such as
      "more examples" or "some pictures"]
would be great!
That's the way that I learn best!
That's the way that I learn best!
That's the way that I learn best!

After each student has taken a turn, the teacher replies by singing:

My name is _____________;
[insert number of classroom] is my room.
I am a teacher,
But I'm always learning, too!
And it would help me quite a lot
If you ask questions that you've got:
That's the way that I learn best!
That's the way that I learn best!
That's the way that I learn best!