Welcome to 2008! I know it's going to be great! (I just love rhyming...)
Today we reoriented ourselves with each other. We shared about our breaks, started to process the geometry unit (and get our notebooks in order!), and looked ahead at our next unit.
Tomorrow we will finish processing the geometry unit and put most of it to bed. Remember that there were 3 parts to the geometry test: Part I was solving problems, Part II was SA and Volume of their GB house, and Part III was the Memorizing-Formulas Test.
They got their Part III tests back. Many kiddos did wonderfully, missing only a few to acing it. If they want, they do have the option of a retake. We spoke today about what I'm after on this test. Is it about memorizing formulas? Sure. Is that all I'm after? Heck no! Memorization is a crucial skill to have in life! And formulas is how I do it in Pre-Algebra. I care less about how many times they take it or that they didn't nail 100% on the first time. Can they memorize a large set of information? That's what we're after.
We're about to start the Jacobs component of Pre-Algebra! That's on the horizon for mid-week. More about that in a later post.
We're about to start the Jacobs component of Pre-Algebra! That's on the horizon for mid-week. More about that in a later post.
