1. Can I get extra help if I'm having trouble with the material?
2. How do we review for major tests?
3. How do you check homework?
4. What should I expect from your math class?
5. Why is it that I feel I know the material, but when the test is in front of me, it's almost as if it's in another language?

Can I get extra help if I'm having trouble with the material?

Certainly! I stay after school for tutoring, 1 to 2 days a week, for about 30 minutes. If you're unable
 to make it in the afternoon, I can meet with you before school, about 7:30. Either way, 
let me know as soon as the need arises and we can set up a time. 

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How do we review for major tests?

At least 2 days before the test, I provide a study guide with a set of problems on the material. 
The day before the test, I provide a complete set of solutions, worked out by me, step-by-step.
You are allowed to take these home and use them to help you prepare for the test.

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How do you check homework?

Homework is assigned almost daily and we go over it the next day in class, giving you an opportunity to
check your work and make corrections.  Every week to 10 days we have a Homework Quiz. You are required
to turn in certain problems, with supporting work, and you'll be graded for accuracy and completeness. 
Be sure to keep a neat, organized notebook of your homework assignments, notes and handouts, to make
this process simple. It can be the easiest '100' you make each nine weeks if you follow instructions or 
the lowest grade you make if you get lazy or unorganized. It's up to you...
 

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What should I expect from your math class?

I have high expectations for all of my students. If you are to compete effectively in today's economy,
whether you're trying for admission to a major university, a tech school or you're entering the world of
work, you must prepare yourself to the best of your ability.  You can begin that process if you learn to 
work hard to complete assignments on time, listen carefully and follow all instructions, ask questions
frequently, study (even when you don't have a test the next day) and make and effort to learn something
new every day in every class.

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Why is it that I feel I know the material, but when the test is in front of me, it's almost as if it's in another language?

Some students suffer from test anxiety, but most of the time, I find that students who don't test well
are not as well-prepared as they thought they were.  Cramming the night before a test is seldom helpful. 
There's just too much material to learn and absorb in one night. Instead, if you study daily, 20 to 30 minutes,
your brain is able to integrate new concepts and relate them to prior knowledge, making your memory 
sharper and enabling you to recall and use concepts more confidently. Study a little each day to help
keep test-taking nerves at bay!

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