Please Don't Call It Trivia ! Vol. #1

Written by John Bernhisel


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10. Captain James Cook called what is now Tonga “The Friendly Islands”. 11. The median value of a house in San Francisco is $647,000. 12. Larry Page,repparttar Billionaire co-founder of Google is only 31 years old. 13. Gold will turn to a gas at just over 5000 degrees F. 14. On July 22, 1964repparttar 109197 low temperature atrepparttar 109198 South Pole was negative 113°F. 15. The Tallest Building in Miami is 444 feet higher thanrepparttar 109199 highest “mountain” in Florida. For source information go to http://www.bernhisel.com John M. Bernhisel is a teacher, librarian and entrepreneur and lives in Wyoming with his wife and four children. His claim to fame is that he has thrown up on four continents.

John M. Bernhisel is a teacher, librarian and entrepreneur and lives in Wyoming with his wife and four children. His claim to fame is that he has thrown up on four continents.


Mathematics - We’re Counting on Help from Parents

Written by By Barbara Snyder M.A. Ed.


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4) Calculators are readily available for students in their math classes. However,repparttar trained professional knows when to allow calculator use and when not to. Students need to know basic facts and not solely rely on a calculators, charts, or cards. However, these aids can be used to assist inrepparttar 109196 learning and memorization ofrepparttar 109197 essentials of math. Students in advanced math classes will use calculators on a more frequent basis to save time in some ofrepparttar 109198 computations. Sure they could dorepparttar 109199 computations by hand, but they can get torepparttar 109200 heart of matter more quickly with a shortcut. The bottom line is that teachers don’t want students to take that shortcut until they have an understanding of how to dorepparttar 109201 mathematical operation (the long way) withoutrepparttar 109202 calculator.

5) Considerrepparttar 109203 two subjects in which student most often have homework - reading and mathematics. Think aboutrepparttar 109204 reasons for and benefits from homework assignments: practices prior learning; helps develop mastery; builds self discipline; encourages time management; teaches independent work; and teaches responsibility for one’s own learning. These are lofty goals which can be attained through parent support. Research tells us that students who spend more time on homework will be more successful in school. The parents’ job is to monitorrepparttar 109205 homework time and to helprepparttar 109206 student have a good attitude about it. It shouldn’t be thought of as a punishment, nor should it be a battle between parent and child to get it done.

These are just a few things that parents should consider. Again, parents should visitrepparttar 109207 school and become familiar withrepparttar 109208 state mathematics standards. They should try to everyday math at home and inrepparttar 109209 car and encourage more involvement in technology. All of these things can be positive steps in optimizingrepparttar 109210 chances for student success in mathematics. Educators are counting on parents to play a significant role in supportingrepparttar 109211 educational process for children.

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About The Author Barbara Snyder is a retired California Distinguished School Principal and Coordinator For Human Resources. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction. She holds elementary education, secondary, community college, and administrative credentials. She is currently the publisher of http://EducationResourcesNetwork.com and Student Teacher Supervisor at Chapman University.


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