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Recently, through a math class in college, I went back to my childhood and learned to count again. My partners and I were given a challenge, to create our very own numeric system. However, there were limitations and guidelines to follow. We were given manipulative to use in order to create this system; a single unit representing one (1), a long unit representing five (5) units, and a flat unit representing twenty- five (25) units. Our guidelines consisted of using four letters, A, B, C, and D, and introducing zero (0) as we see fit. The main objective and most important learning methods of this lesson was to have the class of future teachers be put into the shoes of six year olds, force us to empathize with obstacles young children face, understand the true definition o