tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post8039632635193195965..comments2024-03-19T04:21:29.128-05:00Comments on Math Teacher Mambo: Inspiring Words of Study WisdomShireen Dadmehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-28677933558814193432010-12-09T05:43:14.515-06:002010-12-09T05:43:14.515-06:00I usually talk about learning to play a musical in...I usually talk about learning to play a musical instrument. Same idea.<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-49619378890289340102010-12-08T21:33:06.004-06:002010-12-08T21:33:06.004-06:00Mimi, that sounds motivating. They get an extra pu...Mimi, that sounds motivating. They get an extra push from wanting to figure out how to do the finals problems. If I ever get my act together and not change things at the last minute, I could get together such a group of problems.<br /><br />Mermaid, love the quote .... maybe a future poster for my room.Shireen Dadmehrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16282965851939089408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-65912824428133695802010-12-08T18:20:27.987-06:002010-12-08T18:20:27.987-06:00A friend just lent me The Art of Living by Epictet...A friend just lent me The Art of Living by Epictetus. The quote at the start of the book knocks me over because of its simplicity and truth, and I think it would be great to share with students:<br /><br />First say to yourself what you would be; then do what you have to do.Mermaid of Brooklyn - Wendy Menardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16732230805520644038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10220498.post-7864769707689687492010-12-08T11:49:52.611-06:002010-12-08T11:49:52.611-06:00My kids are taking midterms too. The things that I...My kids are taking midterms too. The things that I do to help them stay motivated:<br /><br />* I give them 5% extra credit for completing all parts of the review packet (which contains many textbook problems of a variety of types/topics) to the best of their ability.<br /><br />* Every day that we are doing in-class review, I make one worksheet (front-and-back) of practice problems similar in format to those on the actual exam. This keeps kids busy for about 30 minutes, as they all want to do well on at least those practice problems. What I tell the kids is that those practice problems altogether account for about 1/3 of the exam (with some variations, of course, from the practice problems), and the other 2/3 of the exam will come from their "extra credit" review packet problem types. So, even though it's counted as extra credit, I really am fully expecting them to do all problems from the review packet in order to do well on the test!<br /><br />So far, the carrot/stick combo has worked pretty well to keep the kids focused during all 3 days of the review week. :)untilnextstophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285583728476473117noreply@blogger.com