Pam S question
[email protected]
In a message dated 2/28/03 4:49:57 AM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
Pam,
I have a question ( a little bit OT) for ya.
There is a lady at work that I like a lot and she is having a horrible time
with college level algebra, a required course for her choice of degree
(hospitality management).
I told her there are some great books that would help her get the concepts
down first, and that may make the course doable for her.
She's already dropped the class but will have to do it again next semester.
What books should I tell her about? I wrote down the Algebra Unplugged.
I really value your math wisdom and I know it could make a big difference for
her.
And I'll have the info. should any of my children need it one day....or I
could work on ME!! Thanks.
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett
[email protected] writes:
Pam,
I have a question ( a little bit OT) for ya.
There is a lady at work that I like a lot and she is having a horrible time
with college level algebra, a required course for her choice of degree
(hospitality management).
I told her there are some great books that would help her get the concepts
down first, and that may make the course doable for her.
She's already dropped the class but will have to do it again next semester.
What books should I tell her about? I wrote down the Algebra Unplugged.
I really value your math wisdom and I know it could make a big difference for
her.
And I'll have the info. should any of my children need it one day....or I
could work on ME!! Thanks.
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett
Pamela Sorooshian
Yes - Algebra Unplugged is the best there is for her purposes. It isn't
perfect - I love the first half and then I start wanting to do some
rewriting when I get into later parts of it. But it is the best there
is out there for algebra concepts described in words as opposed to just
a textbook that teaches how to do it.
She might also try going to a therapist - believe it or not a LOT of
the reason people have so much trouble learning is that they have
mental blocks resulting from extreme anxiety. It causes them to not be
able to concentrate when math is involved. A therapist can, in 2 or 3
sessions, teach her a number of clever techniques for getting past that
anxiety when she needs to be able to concentrate to learn.
-pam
perfect - I love the first half and then I start wanting to do some
rewriting when I get into later parts of it. But it is the best there
is out there for algebra concepts described in words as opposed to just
a textbook that teaches how to do it.
She might also try going to a therapist - believe it or not a LOT of
the reason people have so much trouble learning is that they have
mental blocks resulting from extreme anxiety. It causes them to not be
able to concentrate when math is involved. A therapist can, in 2 or 3
sessions, teach her a number of clever techniques for getting past that
anxiety when she needs to be able to concentrate to learn.
-pam
On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 08:45 AM, starsuncloud@... wrote:
> In a message dated 2/28/03 4:49:57 AM Central Standard Time,
> [email protected] writes:
>
> Pam,
> I have a question ( a little bit OT) for ya.
> There is a lady at work that I like a lot and she is having a horrible
> time
> with college level algebra, a required course for her choice of degree
> (hospitality management).
> I told her there are some great books that would help her get the
> concepts
> down first, and that may make the course doable for her.
> She's already dropped the class but will have to do it again next
> semester.
> What books should I tell her about? I wrote down the Algebra Unplugged.
> I really value your math wisdom and I know it could make a big
> difference for
> her.
>
> And I'll have the info. should any of my children need it one
> day....or I
> could work on ME!! Thanks.
>
> Ren
> "The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The
> flowers are
> growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is
> the
> magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
> me....It's in every one of us."
>
> ----Frances Hodgson Burnett
>
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[email protected]
In a message dated 2/28/03 2:28:24 PM Central Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
<< A therapist can, in 2 or 3
sessions, teach her a number of clever techniques for getting past that
anxiety when she needs to be able to concentrate to learn. >>
Wow. Maybe I should do this too.
I'll let her know, she'll really appreciate this info.
Thanks again, you are really quite a wonderful source of math help!!
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett
[email protected] writes:
<< A therapist can, in 2 or 3
sessions, teach her a number of clever techniques for getting past that
anxiety when she needs to be able to concentrate to learn. >>
Wow. Maybe I should do this too.
I'll let her know, she'll really appreciate this info.
Thanks again, you are really quite a wonderful source of math help!!
Ren
"The sun is shining--the sun is shining. That is the magic. The flowers are
growing--the roots are stirring. That is the magic. Being alive is the
magic--being strong is the magic The magic is in me--the magic is in
me....It's in every one of us."
----Frances Hodgson Burnett