September 14, 2007
Note: This post was made after the journal entry.
First class - The students are still milling around after the tardy bell, and they aren't prepared for class. As of Monday, Ms. Screws announces that they will be losing readiness points. She spends a lot of time lecturing (aka fussing) so she loses precious class time.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION OF THE DAY: How do you translate words into mathematical symbols?
The kids want to know why they have to do this and she says "Because I said so." I think she missed a golden opportunity at this point to relate math to other areas. She should have explained the importance.
She gives lots of examples--which is good. In the middle of her examples, she gives James a warning for clapping. This is not something I would have done. Pick your battles. She goes on to give a real world example of Amusement Park rides where you have to be "This Height or Taller to Ride." This ties in perfectly to greater than or equal to. I love this example.
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