Dear Parents,
It is a pleasure to have your child enrolled as a member of my Algebra 1 class this year. I look forward to reviewing basic skills, along with exploring new concepts with your child. As in high school, this Algebra 1 class will be a fast-paced, rigorous course. The three very important factors that determine mathematical proficiency are motivation, basic fundamental skills and mathematical interest. Please discuss with your child the seriousness of the commitment needed to succeed in this class. I’ll try my best to maintain, stimulate and increase his/her interest in math especially by relating the use of math to real world problems.
An open line of communication as well as parental involvement is absolutely essential for your child’s progress. If you have any questions regarding subject matter, tests or your child’s behavior please don’t wait until the last moment. You are more than welcome to communicate with me thru e-mail, or conference in school with appointment. Appointments can be arranged through your child’s guidance counselor.
I’ve listed some of the rules and regulations to be followed by each student without any exception. Skills and understanding are obtained from each lesson; each lesson building on the last. I look forward to a great school year. As parents, I ask that you encourage your child to maintain an orderly binder, do the homework, ask questions, and seek additional help if needed, so that significant progress in mathematics is made this year.
What I believe in:
“Teachers are those who use themselves as bridges, over which they invite their students to cross; then having facilitated their crossing, joyfully collapse, encouraging them to create bridges of their own”. ~ Nikos Kazantzakis
The task of the excellent teacher is to stimulate apparently ordinary people to unusual effort. The tough problem is not in identifying winners; it is making winners out of ordinary people. ~ K. Patricia cross
General Suggestions for Parents:
1.Please check your child’s binder on regular basis to make sure if the student is able to maintain his/her interest in the subject matter or not.
2. Please have your child use a planner stating long term and short-term goals in order to facilitate him/her organized and get prepared for any exam. The planning ahead of the time is the most important skill to be successful in life.
3.Please have your child watch no more than 1 and ½ hr of Television. The majority of the time spent on TV can be very wisely used in getting proficiency in this subject.
4.Please encourage your child to participate in home activities that requires the use of mathematics. Examples are balancing checkbooks, following recipes, budgeting and computing discounts.
5.Please encourage your child to have occasional group study especially when having difficulty with an assignment. Having a good partner to study with, promotes cooperation as well as mathematical interest.
6.Please discuss with the child the significance of reading the material in advance to have all the questions ready for the teacher. If the student understands the chapter, next lecture will be considered as review session. If not, then that will be the perfect way to solve all queries to master those skills.
Suppose you have lectures A, B, and C that cover reading material a, b, c. Most students would do this:
Listen to A; read a; Listen to B; read b; Listen to C; read c
I’m suggesting that you encourage your child do this instead:
Read a; listen to A; read b; listen to B; read c; listen to c.
As you can see, it’s the same amount of work. Only the order is different. And the reason the order is so crucial is the one I’ve mentioned above.
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