Congrats to Blaga and Yanal who (along with me) still have perfect attendance. Next year: it's the big year 5!!
From left to right: Adam T, Stefan A, Rohail (in tight jeans!!), Natalie E, Yanal M, Raveel T, Iago A, Wadge (with awkward squat), John H, Sam L, Kassi (Rohail's gf), Blaga I.
Congrats to Blaga and Yanal who (along with me) still have perfect attendance. Next year: it's the big year 5!!
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This week's Student of the Week is Davis P!
When I think of the strongest math students I have ever taught, Davis has to be somewhere very high on the list. And what makes him so impressive is the fact that I hardly ever taught him! "Improved math skills helped these students outside of class," said Ellen Peters, lead author of the study and professor of psychology at The Ohio State University.
"This study showed that knowing how to use numbers is important for everyone, even if you think you're not using math. Numeracy helps people in their everyday lives." Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-07-reveals-hidden-ways-math-everyday.html#jCp One of the oldest problems in geometry asks which shapes tile the plane, locking together with copies of themselves to cover a flat area in an endless pattern called a tessellation. M.C. Escher’s drawings of tessellating lizards and other creatures illustrate that an unlimited variety of shapes can do this. The inventorying reduces to a finite, though still formidable, task when mathematicians consider only convex polygons: simple, flat-edged shapes like triangles and rectangles whose angles all bend in the same direction. Now, a new proof by Michaël Rao, a 37-year-old mathematician at CNRS (France’s national center for scientific research) and the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, finally completes the classification of convex polygons that tile the plane by conquering the last holdouts: pentagons, which have resisted sorting for 99 years.
This week's Student of the Week is Tracy H!
When I think of Tracy, I think of one thing... KUMON!!! Hehehe! In all honesty though, ever since I met Tracy in grade 8, she has been working on those miniature Kumon exercise booklets. And man, some of the questions they have in those books are HARD!!! Whenever Tracy asked me for help I'd always be a little nervous. But Tracy - not surprisingly - was always very patient when I was trying to figure out the harder problems. Another thing I love about Tracy is that she is no-nonsense. Tracy is strong-willed and (at times) outspoken. A powerful lady! When she is speaking crossly / impatiently about something it is pretty funny. She is such a nice person but there's no hiding her criticism when she is upset. Apparently Tracy is a powerhouse physically as well. I remember near the end of this year when Maggie was suffering with sore muscles for about 10 days straight. The cause? A single attempt at keeping up with Tracy's workout regime. Hehehe. Sorry Maggie, but it was hilarious. One more happy memory of Tracy: her lovely smile and bright eyes. Just look at the photo above. Those eyes are glistening! And one more not-so-happy memory: I don't know if Tracy was EVER on-time in my class. hahaha. It's okay Tracy. You were always very apologetic and quiet when you entered the class. I forgive (and forgave repeatedly) you. I always loved teaching you Tracy. I hope that your Kumon days are behind you now! I wish you much luck and happiness in the future. You are simply awesome! |
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