Algebra

Within the reading there is a part where the child mentions an educator that that is “on his phone all day, talkin’ about he don’t need this job.”(Watkins) This directly reminded me of my first attempt at taking Algebra II and how careless the teacher had been when it came to all of the students’ success. I am not going to go far enough to say that my negative experiences with school mirror the article’s issues, but I recognize that the issues of school systems not…

Heros, most define the word as a person with superpowers who saves the world from evil. I see my favorite teacher, Coach Gordon, my 8th grade algebra teacher, as a real hero. Coach Gordon has influenced me and inspired me so much in the past two years. For that I am forever grateful. Coach Gordon has taught me twelve times as much as anyone has ever taught me in a whole lifetime within two years. Coach teaches more than just math, he teaches kids life. When I met him I didn’t really…

Core Standards omit curriculum guidelines for the key elements of mathematics required for a college-preparatory math track, such as Algebra II, pre-calculus, and calculus. “With the exception of a few standards in trigonometry, the math standards end after Algebra II” (quoted Lowering the Bar). Also, the guidelines replace conventional geometry with a new kind of geometry. Rather than using the accepted Euclidean geometry curriculum, “[the standards…

is all about overcoming failures . Like her, I believe that failure can actually make a person stronger . I have some first-hand experience with failure. In fact, I experienced almost nothing but failure in Algebra I in eighth grade . Math has always been my weakest subject, so when Algebra I rolled around, I was set up for failure. My quiz grades were ghastly. My test grades were horrific. I couldn’t even do the daily warm-up problems. Somewhere along the line, my mom decided she didn’t want…

along with my peers, enrolled in Calculus I, differentiation, that spring. I saw some of my classmates struggle on the tests and quizzes, and I wondered why them and not me. I realized that differentiation required a lot of algebra, and I had mastered algebra from my college algebra course. However, my classmates who struggled…

high school to be a breeze like middle school just more independent. My first year of high school was challenging for me, which has caused to fail my Algebra one class. I failed that class because I never practiced the work outside of class. Failing that class affected myself in many ways. I was affected in a ways like making myself be better in Algebra, moving to a new school, and becoming a tutor for younger cousins. I know that it is not likely to…

understanding was achieved. This has been actually one of my best weeks so far, week 6. The topics were linear equations and non linear equations and I was able to remember about them so this time my brain was not that disconnected as normally is with algebra which made me happy. Do not get me wrong, I still had to read multiple times some sections that caused a little confusion, but again it was not that bad and at the end everything came back to me, this time it was a lot easy for me to…

for fun makes for a positive learning experience, and better focus levels. I’ve really made great strides in my understanding of math this year. I excelled in geometry, and when I recieved her as my teacher for algebra 2, I have done so much better than I have done in previous algebra classes. She took the time to get to know me as a person, and if I ever have any questions regarding what we are learning, I know I can ask her. Mrs. Bowman is the best math teacher I have ever had, due to…

students equal and find something to talk with every student about, whether it is mathematics related or of something of interest to the student. During the lesson on graph using intercepts, I did notice that I do not talk to some students in the Algebra 1 classes. I try to talk to all my students, but I tend to focus my attention on the students who are actively involved in learning mathematics or trying their best to understand. The students that I found myself not talking to were my repeat…

second science class instead. Being a military kid has really thrown off my classes. In every other state I’ve lived in the math classes have gone Algebra I, Geometry, and then Algebra II, but in Oklahoma it goes Algebra I, Algebra II, and then Geometry. This means that next year I’m going to be with a different set of kids than I am this year in Algebra II.…