I was noticing today that again, the wheat has been separated from the chaff after the first week of Winter term. Like last term, which was crazy crowded, a large number of students have disappeared from my classes. I would assume that a lot of the drops came from rescheduling and not needing certain classes. [...]
I just spent some time reading a very informative article on Associated Content about math barriers for Non Trads. There were some great tips on how to deal with completing a series of Math requirements. One main point that I really identified with was the concept of pursuing MASTERY…not just completing assignments. This idea really [...]
I kind of quit paying attention to math about my sophomore year in high school…about 1972! Upon returning to college last term, I took the usual placement tests. I scored well on the reading/writing part of the test, but when it came to math…the testing computer just locked up and “you need to start all [...]
