Now THAT is what I call a hero without a uniform..
All of our people in the service are hero’s to me..

yes, I saw the interview on TV, the guy and the other teachers who helped were amazing…..they just reacted, doing what they thought needed to be done…wow….I sure hope if my kids were in a school that they would have adults around like that….hero for sure!

From your experience does the mathematical training from the 6th to 8th grades prepare students to adequately handle high school subjects like geometry and algebra I?

…"what are you doing to my beloved corp. Pyle?…you climb obstacles like old people f–k."…

I’m not sure whether to use a total points (unweighted system) or weighted grades system for my 7th grade math class. I assign homework every night, will give tests once a week or every other week, (some other misc. assignments), and have them keep a math vocab notebook. My 3 categories would be CW/HW, Assessments, and Participation. My main concern is that I don’t want one category to totally make or kill their grades. If they do all of their HW, but aren’t good test takers, I don’t want them to fail or get a low D. Opinions, advice?
Thanks, everyone, for your great input! It helped. I’m going to use total points…I figured out a way to make it equitable and accurate.

Well, I’m no teacher, but I am a high school honor student. In my opinion, you should use a total points system. It gives students a chance to work hard. My English teacher uses this system. It helps students in a way because if they do all of their homework, but didn’t score so well on tests, then they would at least pass with a C. Weighed systems tend to confuse the students when progress reports come out, and adding extra credit would be just a pain. My junior high teacher uses the weighed system and her desk was just packed with parents’ letters of complaint. Using an unweighted system not only helps the student, but also makes the job for the teacher much easier. I hope this helped you resolve your question.

I am interested in taking geometry during the summer before going into eighth grade next year, and was wondering if people had any suggestions for places that provide online math courses. I’ve looked into Brigham Young, but they require a certified teacher to watch you while you take the tests. That would be kind of hard to arrange, so could anyone else suggest another option? I want to be able to take algebra II next year. Thanks in advance!

Aside from BYU there are about 50 to 100 other schools to choose from. Look at this site for example, they list schools and have lots of free info: http://www.onlinehighschool.org

all i know is i left the book at school, i need it befor tomorow, and the name is holt middle school 2004 course 3. i need chapter 5-3

sorry i dont have it but try calling a friend

I’m going to sign up for the Middle School Math Praxis test, but I would like to know if anyone else took the test and topics I should really focus on. Were there topics on there you were surprised to see for middle school math? Did you use a good study guide? Math usually comes easy for me, but I’m an elementary school teacher, and I’m sure I need to brush up on some topics.

Any help is appreciated!

Thanks!

I did not know they had a separate PRAXIS for Middle School Math. I took the general Math PRAXIS and I teach high school math. I thought it was very simple, but my bachelors degree is in mathematics, so that might explain it.

If it’s been a while since you had trigonometry and calculus, I would brush up on those. Also, the PRAXIS website has practice tests and practice questions you can take. If you can’t find a full practice test online, call a local university education department. They should have some practice PRAXIS exams as well.

Good luck! Don’t sweat it. It’s really not very hard.

Here is the problem

4 6/7 multiply by 1 8/9= ?

The / stands for a fraction bar.
the space betwene the 4 and 6 means it is a mixed number so does 1 and 8
please include how to do the problem and the answer

-thanks

first you change the mixed numbers into fractions
so 4 6/7 would become 34/7 because you multiply the whole number (4) with the denominator (7) and then add the numerator (6) to get the fraction which is 34/7

you do teh same for the second mixed number and you should get 17/9

now you have… 34/7 x 17/9

you multiply the numerators (top numbers) together to get 578
next you multiply the denominators (bottom numbers) together to get 63

so your answer is 578/63

I go to a private school and i want to go to a public school again. I am in middle school. School Math standards for private schools in california is 6th – regular math 7th- Math07 or pre algebra 8th- pre algebra or algebra. my teacher says that public schools in california use this too. I don’t believe this because my cousin go’s to a public middle school and is in 6th grade and her math class is pre algebra. so please answer

she may say its pre-algebra but it really isnt.
ur perfectly right exept 8th is math 08 or algebra

I don’t own a calculator, but will need one to take the Praxis 2 Middle School Math Exam in Pennsylvania (Test 0069). Can anyone recommend a type of calculator that would work? I think we need to be able to do graphs on it?
Thanks!

I think the Texas Instruments TI-83 Plus Graphing Calculator is the best choice for you http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00001N2QU?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-marina-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00001N2QU

Look at the function table.
X Y
-1 -8
0 -5
1 -2
2 1
What happens to y when x increases by 2?
A y decreases by 3
B y decreases by 6
C y increases by 3
D y increases by 6

The answer’s D…but I hav no clue why??

compare the y values when x changes from 0 (as in the pair (0,-5)) to 2 (as in the pair (2,1) when x increases by 2 (from 0 to 2), the y value increases from (-1) to 5: A difference of 6 in the positive direction.