03-25-2017, 12:57 PM
I just had to post.
I just passed College Algebra! Whoo Hoo!
Just a little background. I am a high school/middle school social studies/English teacher. I did take math in high school all the way through calculus, but it has been a very long time. The last math class I took was during the spring of 1993. If my math is good, that is 24 years. I decided at that time that while I was decent at math, it wasn't a natural strength. I completed an undergraduate degree in education with a concentration in English and left math behind. I became a teacher and love the job. I even teach economics. Kind of funny.
Anyway, I really enjoy teaching economics and I am now working on the BSBA CIS at TESU. I realized about a week ago that I needed to complete the ALEKS courses before they possibly went away.
I started with remedial algebra class and scored a 74%. Then I tried the business stats class and scored a 41%. Eeeks. That one made me nervous. I switched to the intermediate algebra and scored 61%. Close, but no cigar. So I decided that I needed to scoot ahead to the college algebra class.
I think that I started the initial assessment late Wednesday night. I have been working slowly. I have three year old twin girls and a seven year old son. I am also president of my local teachers' association and we have just reached a tentative agreement on a contract. So I just click through to the next problem and just kind of think about it as I teach and in the negotiations and do some research on my phone.
Anyway#2, I just finished the assessment and it was 81%. I am SOOOO excited. I do feel like a section of my brain has been restarted and it is kind of fun to have a math problem rolling around in my head as I work through my day. It is also kind of nice to do college level math while the kids are watching Sofia the First.
I think that I am going to go back and try to pick off the intermediate algebra since I was so close and then spend next week on one of the stats classes. Which one is the easiest?
Have a great day!
Mike
I just passed College Algebra! Whoo Hoo!
Just a little background. I am a high school/middle school social studies/English teacher. I did take math in high school all the way through calculus, but it has been a very long time. The last math class I took was during the spring of 1993. If my math is good, that is 24 years. I decided at that time that while I was decent at math, it wasn't a natural strength. I completed an undergraduate degree in education with a concentration in English and left math behind. I became a teacher and love the job. I even teach economics. Kind of funny.
Anyway, I really enjoy teaching economics and I am now working on the BSBA CIS at TESU. I realized about a week ago that I needed to complete the ALEKS courses before they possibly went away.
I started with remedial algebra class and scored a 74%. Then I tried the business stats class and scored a 41%. Eeeks. That one made me nervous. I switched to the intermediate algebra and scored 61%. Close, but no cigar. So I decided that I needed to scoot ahead to the college algebra class.
I think that I started the initial assessment late Wednesday night. I have been working slowly. I have three year old twin girls and a seven year old son. I am also president of my local teachers' association and we have just reached a tentative agreement on a contract. So I just click through to the next problem and just kind of think about it as I teach and in the negotiations and do some research on my phone.
Anyway#2, I just finished the assessment and it was 81%. I am SOOOO excited. I do feel like a section of my brain has been restarted and it is kind of fun to have a math problem rolling around in my head as I work through my day. It is also kind of nice to do college level math while the kids are watching Sofia the First.
I think that I am going to go back and try to pick off the intermediate algebra since I was so close and then spend next week on one of the stats classes. Which one is the easiest?
Have a great day!
Mike