Pre-Cal 30S September 2, 2008 First Class

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Slides from our first class.

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"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."Frank Smith

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escalator

The Escalator ...

What does this have to do with school?

Sisyphus

Was Sisyphus: a villain?a victim?a hero?

"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."Frank Smith

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

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• Always be on time for class.

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

Pewter Letters Numbers

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Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

graphing calculator

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

graphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed.

geometry setgraphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Always attempt ALL their homework assignments.

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Review their class notes every night before going to bed.

... describes how we retain or get rid of information that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture.

The Curve of Forgetting ...

more about Learning and Remembering

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Always ask LOTS of questions about anything they don't understand.

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Always gets extra help from the teacher when they feel they are falling behind.

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Find one or two people to be their study partners and form a study group.

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Consistently set a regular time of day to do homework assignments.

Critical Path to Success!!A student who wants to succeed in this course will:

• Participate regulary on the course blog.

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Was Sisyphus: a villain?a victim?a hero?

Remember Sisyphus!

"All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming."Frank Smith

Homework

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Have a nice day!

... and don't forget your homework.