There is a BIG difference between learning and just being there. Learning is an interactive sport; not a spectator sport. There has to be a conversation between us, back and forth, as we work through the material. Learning doesn't happen when I talk and you listen; learning happens when you have a conversation -- with me and with each other.
I am going to offer you up to 5 bonus points on your test with completion of a simple assignment. I would like you to post your reflections on the material covered so far. Just comment on this post. To get that bonus on your test, the kind of post I'd like you to make should have one or more of these characteristics:
I am going to offer you up to 5 bonus points on your test with completion of a simple assignment. I would like you to post your reflections on the material covered so far. Just comment on this post. To get that bonus on your test, the kind of post I'd like you to make should have one or more of these characteristics:
- A reflection on a particular class (like the first paragraph above-how did that class enhance your learning?).
- A reflective comment on your progress in the course.
- A comment on something that you've learned that you thought was "cool".
- A comment about something that you found very hard to understand but now you get it! Describe what sparked that "moment of clarity" and what it felt like.
- Have you come across something we discussed in class out there in the "real world" or another class? Describe the connection you made.
Today in class i didnt understand problem # 46. I asked JoJo for help and he wrote out the problem, and i saw what i did wrong. I realized i skipped some steps and writing out every step and every part of the problem makes everything more clear. After doing the problem in class, I found out what i did incorrectly and now i can apply what steps are right to every problem.
ReplyDeleteIn class today I got problem 44 wrong, but once the class did it together I figured out that I multiplied the variable by the wrong numbers when I was checking for the variable, so now I understand the problem. The last couple of classes when we were working on section 2.3 really enhanced my learning because at first the investment problems were confusing, but now I know how to set them up and complete the problem. I think that so far my math has been improving because now I am showing my work more instead of doing mental math, which helps me get the answer correct. I thought that it is cool that when solving for a variable, you can always check your answer to make sure it is right, because then on a test if you check it and it doesn't work you can try the problem again so you won't get it wrong. It felt really good when I understood how to set up the mixture and investment problems because they have always been hard for me, but now I know all of the steps to follow in order to set up the equation and find the answer. Today in class we talked a lot about investing and the investment problems which will help us later in the real world.
ReplyDeleteToday in class, I got #47 wrong. The problem was that I didn't understand what to do with the third column. We went over it in class and it really helped me understand! You just add the first and second columns. I feel like I always start out a little shaky and then come to a really good understanding by the end of the chapter! In 2.1, I thought that it was really cool we translated math terms into words! It made everything make more sense. My moment of clarity was realizing that I wasn't setting up the charts properly. I had the right understanding but I was just writing things down in the wrong space. It felt really good to know I wasn't doing it completely wrong! I agree with Callie that investment problems will really help us when we are older! It is important to handle your money in the right way!
ReplyDeleteToday in class we went over problem #47. It really helped me A LOT. The last homework assignment was pretty confusing to me. Although I tried my hardest on it, I could not get the problems right. I am glad we went over this problem because now I am more familiar with setting up a table and an equation. This will help me a lot in the future.
ReplyDeleteToday is class, I didn't understand what I did wrong with #47. I realized that I didn't understand what certificate of deposit is, but JoJo explained what it is and that was really helpful. Then I understood how to set up the chart correctly. :) I think that my math is really improving because I seem to take things in more understandably and actually remember them. My moment of clarity was when I went back and looked at my notes from the day before to help me with homework that night. I realized that the mistakes I was making were simply me not doing every step and trying to do some in my head. Something that I thought was cool was that instead of multiplying things by decimals, you can just clear the decimals by multiplying everything by 100. I was never taught that way, so I found it very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe Problems about Simple interest and all that I thought were quite confusing even though I'd done them last year. So Jojo explained for a while what exactly it is so that we could learn to process words and actually understand the problem rather than just doing math. The whole example about Tyler getting a Ferrari helped me pay attention more because it was slightly funny and I liked this class today. Other days, no offense, i find myself quite distracted but if there is something making me laugh or if I myself am involved with what we're working on, like if I'm called on, then i become more attentive. So, today I thought it was kinda cool that Jojo did a personal problem rather than just using charts and math.
ReplyDeleteA class that really enhanced my learning was the one today where we went over the percent problems and the mixture problems today in class. I was very confused before on how to write the equation so I could solve it but now I understand how. Throughout this course I have progressed by participating more in class discussions and helping to solve homework problems during class. I thought it was really cool when we learned how to say all the different ways to subtract, add, multiply and divide. Instead of just saying those four terms I can say other words and it helps me when I am solving word problems. I found solving equations with letters such as L=WVPL hard to do but now I understand them. My moment of clarity happened when we were going over how to solve it in class and we were going over all of the steps that really helped me to understand. I think about math when I am swimming laps because I have to divide to know how many laps to swim. For example if the coach said swim a 200 meters that would mean swim eight laps. There are 25 meters in a lap so 200/25 = 8 laps.
ReplyDeleteOne class that I think enhanced my learning is when we( class) went over solving mixture and percent problems. I had trouble understanding this even though I had done it in previous years. During chapter 2, I think I understood the concepts of the problems but not so much the actual problems. I feel as if, I am rushing through the problems, only to get them done with, but not actually understanding them. One idea that I though was "cool" in class is when Jojo explained how to multiple the problem by 10 or 100 so you don't have to use decimals in the problem. Although I have trouble doing this, I think it is cool. At first I did not get how to make the charts in section 2.3, it just confused me more, but after doing problems in class, I figured out what they were meant for and now they help me. The moment of clarity felt good knowing that I understood how to use the charts. Scientists used mixture problems for their scientific labs.
ReplyDeleteDuring chapter 2 I feel like I have gotten a much better understanding on how to solve equations for a specific variable. When we first started talking about that I had no idea how to do it, even after Noa explained it to me. After I had her explain again as I was looking at my own problem to see where I went wrong, it clicked. That was really cool to see how our other classmates can help you almost as much as the teacher can.
ReplyDeleteI really like all of the stock and mixture problems in 2.3, they are really fun and I enjoy making all of the tables.
Making the tutorial helped me a lot also because it had me look back on previous problems and now that I understand how to do them it makes me feel more confident and I could also see how the book explained it, how other students described it (on google docs) and look back on my notes to see how Jojo explained it.
Today in class was very helpful. Using the 40,000 lottery problem helped me understand the other problems. I think im progressing and learning the new problems step by step. A thing we have done that is cool is learning how to check variable problems by plugging in the answer. At first the percent problems were hard for me but now they are clear and I understand them better.
ReplyDeleteI feel that when we covered #47, i really started to get in a more complete way how to actually do the problem. Actually, its not really that i now understand how to do it, but i get WHY we the different components are treated the way they are. This is helping me to get through these problems quicker and with a greater chance of accuracy.
ReplyDeleteRelating to the real world, my parents had to talk me through not racking up huge amounts of money with a credit card. BUT! Happily enough, i understood how simple and compound interest works. So, in essence, JoJo, you have saved me from burning a hole in a credit card and charging up the debt. Thanks.
The class today was very helpful because I didn't get some of the problems on the homework so going over them was great. I feel like I am doing well in the course but there are a few things this chapter that I don't feel very good about. I thought learning about Interest was cool. I=PRT was hard for me to understand until Jojo did a problem with it. When we were driving to north Georgia last weekend I saw d=r/t used.
ReplyDeleteToday in class I was wondering how to solve problem 5 on the home work. I learned that while solving problems where you are solving for a spcific variable you need to get all terms containing the variable on one side of the equation and all terms not containing the variable on the other side. Then simplify by combineing all like terms. Last, you must divide both sides by the factor that is the coefficient of the variable we are solving for.
ReplyDeleteThe proble was solved like this: -16+vt-s=0, solve for v. Step 1: vt=16t^2+s=vt
Step 2: vt/t=16t^+s/t
Step 3: v=16t^2+s/t
Right on-fun stuff!!!
In chapter 2 I learned a lot and also it jogged my memory. Usually when I us d=rt its in science but know I'm using it in math. These formulas help you because all you do is plug the numbers into the places were they belong. These interest problems are good to know because when we get older we will know how to calculate the interest we will get in a year. I=prt means interst equals principle x rate x time this equation helped me figure all the interest problems in class. Also what helped me a lot was when we worked in groups. It helped see other ways that people do there problems. Also when you do your homework make sure that you work out the problem even if you don't get.
ReplyDeletefor me, remembering the formula for a certain problem helps me organize my thoughts. problem 10, i had difficulty seeing what numbers stood for what. When i remember the formula I=prt, the problem was so much easier to understand. in the beginning, i had started out by trying to apply each value to a chart for solving interest. but i couldn't figure out why none of the number made any sense when i made an equation. the formula let me plug in the values in the place of the appropriate variable. making the problem so much simpler than what i anticipated.
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