Elementary algebra

For the purpose of confidentiality, the informant of following narrative will be referred to as Benji. All other people mentioned will also be given aliases to protect their identities. Probability dictates that as an individual goes through life, they are bound to face rough patches which make that person change for the better or for the worse. I began to understand this idea during my interview with Benji. I asked Benji to come to my room so I could ask him some questions about his life,…

themselves before attempting Homeschooling. Firstly, “are you willing to put in the time that our five teachers put in to make your child 's education a success”? Secondly, “if you do stay with it until the middle school years, how 's your grasp of algebra”? Thirdly “can you handle those science demonstrations that we 've been developing here”? Often times the child cannot be properly taught a subject due to the parent’s lack of experience in the subject field. This mishap often results in the…

math; throughout it, I will discuss my good and bad years of math, how my interest in math started, the persons who inspired me the most to follow this field and how math have made an impact in my life. Starting with my bad years, when I was in elementary I remembered I struggled a lot in my math classes. But this difficulty was due to my lack of attention in class. I used to not give the sufficient attention to class, and this problem was…

It was August 10,1933, school would be starting soon. Stacey and I would have to leave Great Faith to go to Jefferson Davis Elementary, an all-white school. I felt anxious about starting a new school especially one where Stacey and I would be the first colored kids to go there. I still thought about T.J in that horrible chain gang and what they would do to him. “Cassie you’d better get dressed the bus gonna be here soon,” said Stacey. The tall, yellow bus pulled at the side of the curb and the…

The definition of math anxiety according to math.about.com is fear of completing math correctly, our minds blanking out which causes frustration, and having time limits to complete tests and exams. Math anxiety is a much talked about subject among students. The causes are from beastly experiences, lack of good presentation, and poor teaching. This paper discusses the tips to overcome math anxiety, my own personal math experiences, and strategies for success. Usually there are certain people…

classes that they enjoy. However, in Chinese public schools, holidays are accompanied with two thick workbooks, six practice tests for each subject, and countless summer extend learning programs that equip students with a deeper understanding in algebra, geometry, physics, or other subjects in school. On the contrary, instead of teaching students to brainstorm and explain on their own, these programs trained kids to recite standard answers and even standard ways of writing an essay while they…

National Junior Honors Society is a society for kids who exceed in the four categories: leadership, service, character, and citizenship. Being in NJHS would be an amazing opportunity that I hope I can be a part of. I believe that I excell in all of the four categories in many different ways and I am definitely someone that you should consider for the part. One of the categories is leadership and I feel that I am a very good leader that would be great for NJHS. For example, I play competitive…

Culture can mean many different things to many different people. Some people may have traditions, different recipes, or religions that they identify with. Others may categorize themselves based on where they grew up or where their ancestors are from. My family is christian and my ancestors are from Germany. However, I do not identify my culture in this way because I do not practice religion or the German culture. The culture that best betrays me are the characteristics in my everyday existence…

was playing with my big brothers Scooby doo toy. But the life of an innocent child didn’t start there it started in May 8Th of 1999. Rapidly growing passing through kindergarten (elementary), middle school and resulting in high school. High school is nothing compared to what was before that or even beyond. In elementary no one really knows the seriousness of education or life in general, most of the times, like in my case; we go to school for friends and to play during recess. Although in the…

class material usually came to me naturally. My fourth grade math teacher, Mrs. Mosley, would have me grade other students’ work after she graded mine and saw that I had a perfect paper. I do not remember much about my math experiences throughout elementary school except for my fourth and fifth grade years, but during those years, I remember excelling in math with the help of Mrs. Mosely and my fifth grade math teacher, Mrs. Choisnet. In all my math classes I have come across many different…