Pre-Cal 30S September 2, 2008 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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Slides from our first class.

Transcript of Pre-Cal 30S September 2, 2008 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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Hi

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escalator

The Escalator ...

What does this have to do with school?

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Sisyphus

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

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

time

• Always be on time for class.

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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Pewter Letters Numbers

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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

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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

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

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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

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

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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

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

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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.

geometry setgraphing calculator

3-ring binder

notebook or duotang

loose leaf paper

12 pencils

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

• Always attempt ALL their homework assignments.

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

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

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... 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

• Participate regulary on the course blog.

http://pc30sf08.blogspot.com

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Click the text up there to see the video!

How To Create a Google Account

http://tinyurl.com/6f7aae

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Click the text up there to see the video!

How to Sign Up For Blogger

http://tinyurl.com/6x83hs

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

Remember Sisyphus!

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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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Homework

email Mr. Kuropatwa: [email protected]

get a

sign up at

account

.com

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Have a nice day!

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... and don't forget your homework.