Elementary algebra

Program. I was drawn to Vela’s focus on exploratory learning and emphasis on strengthening connections to the community. At Amherst, from volunteering as an ESL conversation partner at the Jones Library to becoming a music tutor for the Wildwood Elementary band, I am eager to become more involved in the community at Amherst. Vela would be an ideal place to connect with middle school students at Amherst Regional Middle School and explore teaching. During high school, I tutored my classmates in…

Beginning with the 1977-78 school year, the Mid-Valley School District rented the former St. Patrick’s School in Olyphant. That school year, it was used as an elementary school for students who would have attended classes at the building in Olyphant that was condemned. This building was only big enough to accommodate the kindergarten through fourth grade students from Olyphant. Students from Olyphant in fifth and sixth grades continued to attend classes at the former junior high school. The…

educational value than other natives. He states, “No wonder Japanese kids blow the pants off American kids in math. Do we really think drilling reading in an age of multimedia is a waste of time?” (188). The dependency on calculators in American elementary schools may account for why Americans have lower math knowledge than Japanese students. If we instead taught students the importance of mental calculation, they may be more apt to solving math problems cognitively. Many issues that focus on…

Part 1 In my College Algebra class, every test we have we are rewarded with five bonus points. The five bonus points are added onto our test grade if we have not missed class more than three times that semester. This positive reinforcement has made me want to be present everyday for class because I know I will get the five bonus points if I do not miss this class. However, if I do miss class more than three times I will not receive the five bonus points on the test. Positive reinforcement is a…

It was the end of another long school day when I first heard those words. My kindergartener self and my then first grade sister were squabbling in the backseat of our grandmother’s car about something so insignificant that I can’t even recall what it was. What my grandmother told us has stayed with us forever, “Be nice to each other. That’s the only sister you have.” These words were often repeated, also by our mother, although in a more exasperated manner when our voices were raised in a fight,…

I was born on a cold night on December fourth 2001 at eight thirty four P.M.. I have two siblings an older sister named Karen and a younger brother Chris. My entire I have lived in the same house, and have attended the same school Rio Calaveras Elementary school since kindergarten. I never had family issues or trouble making friends; I have not lived a hard or difficult life, but I do work hard to make sure I don’t have to. I feel a word to describe myself would be determined. I may not be the…

student really helps me know what I need to work harder on in order to be successful in college. To begin, from when I was very young to now I have been a pretty good student. In elementary school throughout the beginning of high school, I was making honor roll or principals list with my good grades. For example, in elementary and middle school especially, I would receive diplomas for getting good grades all year. Getting good grades was and still is very important to me. My mother would always…

Kinesthetic adoption of the lesson besides writing as fast as one can write while missing some keywords being spoken and no ability to rewind the conversation. I was considered a special aid student when I couldn 't keep up with the other students in elementary school and stayed that way until there weren 't any special aid classes in high school. Barely passing any classes, I graduated remembering very…

Learning is different for many people. For me, learning for learning's sake is the only way that children can actually push themselves to learn new information and find out what they love doing. Being able to learn at a young age in school is such an important trait to have. It allows students to be able to push themselves in the future to be able to do exceptional at their classwork and be able to find out what they love to do. Our educational system is flawed in this way, we just don’t let…

discourage me from challenging myself. He said that I should take my time in high school, take one math credit per year, especially when I should focus on improving my English. Instead of giving in, I rejected those notions and signed up for both Algebra II online course and Pre-Calculus as a sophomore. Within a few months, I'd proved him wrong. I received second place in Poetry OutLoud County Finals, and one year later I made a 5 on the AP Calculus…