Providing an opportunity for student agency is incredibly valuable for teachers and students alike. 

Focusing on how students get an answer rather than the answer itself provides better quality learning.

my assignments so far have been very specific with a one detailed approach to the end result. Going forward, I am going to try to make lessons very open ended, promoting different strategies and welcoming failure.

The section where it highlighted the importance of periodically reviewing common terms and reinforcing course ideas to combat the loss of engagement and investment was very informative and useful. I plan on implementing this structure to my course as soon as possible.