This week's Student of the Week is Shermin S.
I am going to do a little Math here (yay! Math!) to demonstrate the brilliance of Shermin: # tests Shermin wrote in my class (she arrived part way through grade 11): around 14 # marks on each chapter test: usually 30 total # test marks: 14 x 30 = 420 total # of tests questions Shermin got wrong: 4 (at the most!) # quizzes per chapter: almost always 2 total # quizzes written by Shermin: 14 chapters x 2 quizzes = 28 quizzes # marks per quiz: either 10 or 15. Let's put it at 12 total # quiz marks: 28 x 12 = 336 total # quiz marks Shermin got wrong: 6 (at the most!) total number of marks (all quizzes and tests): 420 + 336 = 756 total number of marks Shermin got wrong: 4 + 6 = 10 Shermin's overall score: 756 - 10 = 746 / 756 Shermin's overall percentage: 746 ÷ 756 x 100 = 98.7% BUT... Total number of Bonus marks Shermin got on tests: at least half the time = 7 marks Shermin's new score: 746 + 7 = 753 / 756 Shermin's new percentage = 753 ÷ 756 x 100 = 99.6% All this to say that Shermin is one incredible, amazing, fantastic math student (to be honest, I have probably been too conservative in my estimates above. I'd be surprised if her final percentage wasn't actually MORE than 100%). Perhaps the most amazing thing about Shermin is not the fact that she scores such high marks, but the fact that she does so with such ease. I do not remember Shermin ever looking stressed out or tired or overwhelmed. She often had time to chat / giggle / discuss / laugh with other students (one student in particular). Some days I hardly saw her do any Math at all! But when it was test time, she ALWAYS was prepared. I can't actually recall HELPING Shermin much with her Math. Makes me wonder: is there a family member at home who is a math ace? Did she learn it all before coming to Canada? What is this girl's secret?! Intriguing... I am so lucky to have taught you, Shermin. Yes, you were an incredibly talented Math student. But you were (and are!) also a wonderful person. Thank-you for always being so personable, so sweet, so appreciative, and so dedicated. I hope you have BIG plans for yourself and I sure hope that they will include at least a little bit more Math!! You are going to go on and do great things... I just know it! All the best! New research by Pam Mueller and Daniel Oppenheimer demonstrates that students who write out their notes on paper actually learn more. At our townhouse complex (actually a co-housing complex!), storage space is in short supply. So we have to squish lots of stuff into the storage bin next to the carport. Here's our bin (or as much as I could fit in this photo): Here's our neighbour's: Whaaaaaat!!! How is that even possible?!? I had deja vu at 2:32. Arteezy used to say the exact same thing to me all the time... Apparently, I tried starting a blog three years ago. What follows is the ENTIRE extent of that blog. Truly pitiful... |
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