In early November, a significant classroom occurrence took place. On this particular day we were discussing whether the square root of 2 plus the square root of 3 is the root of a polynomial. As sometimes happens in a content driven class, however, the students started taking control of solving the problem. In particular, the students were able to take charge of the mathematics, and they became the arbiter of whether the mathematics was correct or not.
To see my description at the time click on Journal Entry, for the transcription of the exit interview discussion of the day click on that link, and to see my discussion with reflection on the day click the analysis link.