This is my 17th year teaching middle school math, and I still love it!  When it comes to making math accessible to all learners, I am a true believer and this belief helped guide me in my pursuit of a Master's degree coupled with an ESL endorsement. I also believe that students want to be successful and that middle school is an important opportunity for educators to help instill and/or re-instill the math confidence that is vital for future success. Math did not always come easy for me and I survived certain college courses because of my various study groups and constant collaboration. Therefore, I am a proponent for active student discourse in the math classroom the majority of the time. I know firsthand that talking about the math supports and increases student knowledge and understanding.