Lesson 1 and 2: Sure enough, I was given another two days' medical leave to recuperate at home.
Lesson 3: Finally back in school. We had to go through answers to 2 class tests, exercise on Surds. Students were also introduced to Logarithms for the first time. Strangely, some students have weird apprehensions before we even approach the topic, and kept asking shouldn't it be done next year.
In the end, they managed quite well and were able to 'change' logarithmic equations to the indices form and vice versa. Not so bad mah...
Monday, July 27, 2009
T3W3 A Math
Lesson 1: Students clarified doubts that they had on exponential equations and were introduced to surds. We had to recap everything from their Sec 2 work on the expansion of algebraic expressions, which is necessary to help them in rationalising or simplifying surds.
Interestingly, they were quite competent in identifying the conjugate surds.
Lesson 2: Continuation on rationalising and simplifying surds.
Lesson 3: I was defeated by a virus and had to stay at home until I have fully recovered. Doctor advised that I stay at home till I'm totally well and wanted me to see him again after the weekend if I am still coughing or having a runny nose. Missed my double periods. Sigh.
Interestingly, they were quite competent in identifying the conjugate surds.
Lesson 2: Continuation on rationalising and simplifying surds.
Lesson 3: I was defeated by a virus and had to stay at home until I have fully recovered. Doctor advised that I stay at home till I'm totally well and wanted me to see him again after the weekend if I am still coughing or having a runny nose. Missed my double periods. Sigh.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
T3W2 A Math
Lesson 1: Lost the day's lesson due to Youth Day.
Lesson 2: Students did a short test on indices to recap on what they have learnt during E Math. 19/24 passed - not too bad. 3 students missed the test because they were absent. We checked answers to the previous exercise 4A.
Lesson 3: The May/Jun Holiday Homejoy was collected today. All, but 3, completed the exercises. The parents of the 3 were thus called on the spot. I feel sorry for the parents who apologised on their children's behalf because the latter didn't do what they had to do. I will never let my mother apologise to others because of my misdeeds.
Students learnt about solving exponential equations. A 2-period lesson is extremely precious; it allows me to have more time to expose students to different kinds of questions and clarify their doubts. We could work on the questions slowly and I have the luxury of attending to the weaker students.
Lesson 2: Students did a short test on indices to recap on what they have learnt during E Math. 19/24 passed - not too bad. 3 students missed the test because they were absent. We checked answers to the previous exercise 4A.
Lesson 3: The May/Jun Holiday Homejoy was collected today. All, but 3, completed the exercises. The parents of the 3 were thus called on the spot. I feel sorry for the parents who apologised on their children's behalf because the latter didn't do what they had to do. I will never let my mother apologise to others because of my misdeeds.
Students learnt about solving exponential equations. A 2-period lesson is extremely precious; it allows me to have more time to expose students to different kinds of questions and clarify their doubts. We could work on the questions slowly and I have the luxury of attending to the weaker students.
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
T3W1
Lesson 1: Everyone has a new timetable to follow, so I cannot blame the students for not having their materials on the first day of school since they didn't have A Math on Mondays previously. So, we did revision instead and I got them to draw one-page-per-chapter mindmaps that sums up all that they need to know for the first 3 chapters. We managed to complete only 2 during the one-period lesson. The 3rd chapter should be quite manageable for them to do on their own.
Lesson 2: We spent a period going through the questions that they had while attempting their 126 questions in their May/Jun Holiday Homejoy. It's heartening to see that most of them attempted the questions to their very best, instead of starting on them only when school started. Still, there are a few who are quite adamant in not doing ANYTHING. Deadline for the assignment is next week; I'll see how many parents I have to call.
Lesson 3: We began by recapping the rules/laws of indices. They had covered all these in their E Math in semester 1. I also insisted that those who didn't bring their notebooks stand. This must be a bad day for some; a couple of my very hardworking and conscientious ones forgot theirs and had to stand as well. We managed to practies on some of the questions in the text and there were some time left for them to attempt the homejoy and clarify doubts if any.
Lesson 2: We spent a period going through the questions that they had while attempting their 126 questions in their May/Jun Holiday Homejoy. It's heartening to see that most of them attempted the questions to their very best, instead of starting on them only when school started. Still, there are a few who are quite adamant in not doing ANYTHING. Deadline for the assignment is next week; I'll see how many parents I have to call.
Lesson 3: We began by recapping the rules/laws of indices. They had covered all these in their E Math in semester 1. I also insisted that those who didn't bring their notebooks stand. This must be a bad day for some; a couple of my very hardworking and conscientious ones forgot theirs and had to stand as well. We managed to practies on some of the questions in the text and there were some time left for them to attempt the homejoy and clarify doubts if any.
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