NEW Online Private High School - 8th Post - Business Plan Continued

 The Business Plan goes SLOWLY.  So many details that have to be worked out.

Then I have to figure out who to send it to.  

A lot of work.  This will take time.

NEW Online Private High School - 7th Post - Business Plan

 As I am searching for investors, it is important that I get my business plan finished so possible investors will know what the rewards will be as well as any problems.  Of course, the biggest problem is getting enough students.  I have ALWAYS had trouble with advertising, which is why I am looking for help and not trying to do it alone.  I will hire salespeople if needed, but hope we can get salespeople who will work on sales alone.  I know I can find great teachers.  There are many that are tired of brick-and-mortar schools and would jump at making a good wage teaching online.  I will prefer PhD teachers but will settle for Masters.

NEW Private Online High School - Initial Post

 Why?

Why am I starting my own high school?

There are many reasons.  

• Bullying in Public schools are terrible and we can't get rid of bullies until the government gets rid of the pay per student per day program.  Right now schools get paid for each day a person is in class.  So, as you can see, there is an incentive for schools to keep bullies in class.  So, a Private school is best.
• Private schools are expensive since they have to be paid for by the student's parents.  One big reason is brick-n-mortar costs a lot of money, so virtual is best to keep prices low.
• But virtual has no tactile experience - so we need to add tactile experience.
• Many schools don't want to fail students so they either
• teach at the lowest level which means the very good students cannot reach their full potential.
• they push the failing students to the next year which makes it harder to pass as classes build on what you learn
• Most schools don't have strong science/technical programs.
• Most schools don't properly prepare students for college especially for the financial aspect of it.

Factoring Trinomials Practice Problems Answers

 

1. 2x² + 7x + 3 factors into (2x + 1)(x + 3).
2. 3x² + 10x + 7 factors into (3x + 7)(x + 1).
3. 4x² + 12x + 9 factors into (2x + 3)(2x + 3) or (2x + 3)².
4. 5x² + 11x - 6 does not factor.
5. 6x² + 13x - 5 factors into (3x - 1)(2x + 5).
6. 7x² + 20x + 12 does not factor.
7. 8x² + 15x - 9 does not factor.
8. 9x² + 8x - 1 factors into (9x - 1)(x + 1).
9. 10x² + 23x + 12 factors into (2x + 3)(5x + 4).
10. 11x² + 26x + 15 factors into (11x + 15)(x + 1).
11. 12x² + 18x - 24 factors into 6(x² + 3x - 4).
12. 13x² + 7x - 10 does not factor.
13. 14x² + 17x - 6 factors into (2x + 3)(7x - 2).
14. 15x² + 29x + 14 factors into (5x + 2)(3x + 7).
15. 16x² + 8x - 10 factors into 2(8x² + 4x - 5)
16. 17x² + 13x - 30 does not factor
17. 18x² + 16x + 4 factors into 2(9x² + 8x + 2)
18. 19x² + 25x + 6 factors into (19x + 6)(x + 1).
19. 20x² + 14x - 24 does not factor.
20. 21x² + 20x - 4 does not factor.

Factoring Trinomials Practice Problems

 A very important skill a math student should have, is the ability to factor trinomials quickly.

Here are twenty to practice on.

1. 2x² + 7x + 3
2. 3x² + 10x + 7
3. 4x² + 12x + 9
4. 5x² + 11x - 6
5. 6x² + 13x - 5
6. 7x² + 20x + 12
7. 8x² + 15x - 9
8. 9x² + 8x - 1
9. 10x² + 23x + 12
10. 11x² + 26x + 15
11. 12x² + 18x - 24
12. 13x² + 7x - 10
13. 14x² + 17x - 6
14. 15x² + 29x + 14
15. 16x² + 8x - 10
16. 17x² + 13x - 30
17. 18x² + 16x + 4
18. 19x² + 25x + 6
19. 20x² + 14x - 24
20. 21x² + 20x - 4

Advice for parents with young students

Many American parents dream of sending their child to university. Some consider the significant financial burden this may impose and make the challenging decision to enroll their child in community colleges or affordable institutions. Others are willing to shoulder the cost by taking out substantial student loans.

However, there is a more advantageous approach. Prepare your child early by having them study German for several years, ideally starting no later than the 9th grade. The earlier your child begins learning German, the more proficient they will become by the time they are ready for college. Delaying this preparation will necessitate more summer trips to Germany for immersion courses. Nevertheless, this remains a more cost-effective option than paying for prestigious American colleges.

Why am I suggesting early German language learning? Because Germany offers FREE education to ALL students worldwide at its public universities! Germany boasts numerous top-tier public universities that are on par with most American institutions. The only prerequisite is achieving fluency at the C1 level in German. Therefore, the sooner your child starts learning German, the easier it will be for them to attain this level.

Advice for educating students with ADHD.

 If you have the ability, then my primary advice would be to homeschool them.  Why?  So, you can setup a learning environment that would help your child most.

The best thing to do is to have your child sit at a big desk or table and put one assignment on each corner of the desk (if they have more than 4, then put those some place else until one or more of the others are completed).  

When doing this put any paper they need inside the book where they need to start working.  Example:  If they are working on page 234 of the book.  Then put their notebook inside the book at page 234.  then close the book - to keep the table as tidy as possible.  

Next you will need an egg time or something that be set for a certain number of minutes EASILY.  Try 15 minutes and see how your child handles it.  If well, then leave it at that time.  If not well, then change to 10 minutes.  

So, what your child needs to do is work on one subject for those 15 or so minutes when the timer goes off, put the notebook back into the book and put back into the corner.  Then get the next book with notebook.  Open the book then start the timer again and begin with that subject.  You keep doing this until all subjects are done.  

Another option is to put a piece of paper in one corner that says "play".  Make sure they don't cheat, go to each corner in time and when they get to that piece of paper, let them play for the 15 minutes.

This will keep them from being too focused on one thing for too long.

The problem with sending them to a normal school is that a) they won't have big desks and b) they will have a more difficult time working on different topics.

Good luck.

Choosing the right method to solve a word problem

 As you have seen, there are many ways to solve this word problem.  Now, some word problem or systems of equations will make it easier to solve a certain way than others.

Examples:

2x+5y = 12

3x-5y = -7

Elimination would be easiest because you can just add the two equations and immediately get rid of the y variable.

Whereas a problem like this:

x=2y-1

2x+7y=9 

Would be best solved by substitution since it is already solved for x.  Now, just put that in the 2nd equation.

This problem 

7x-5y=2

13x-7y=6

would work very well with Cramer's rule.

While this problem:

3.457x-9.28y=23.87

4.672x+12.82345y=-1.0023

I would jump right on one of the websites I mentioned!  I wouldn't waste my time with any of the other methods.  Yes, it is fine to use a calculator or website to solve problems but you shouldn't use them for easier problems.  

A problem like:

x+3y=4

2x-5y=-3

Would be great with gaussian elimination.  

So, knowing many methods will be very helpful to solving problems quickly and accurately.

Remember, if you need help, contact me.  I have VERY affordable rates.

7th Solving the problem using websites

I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use 3 Websites to solve it. 

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

The three websites I used were:

desmos.com

wolframalpha.com

symbolab.com

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

6th Solving the problem using Matrix Inverses

 I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use Matrix Inverses to solve it.  I do NOT recommend this way to solve a 2x2.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

5th Solving the problem using Cramer's Rule

I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use Cramer's Rule to solve it.  This is my favorite way to solve 2x2s.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

4th Solving the problem using gaussian elimination (also called row reduction)

  I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use gaussian elimination (also called row reduction) to solve it.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

3rd Solving the problem using elimination

 I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use elimination to solve it.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

NOTE:  You will notice I made a couple mistakes.  I left those mistakes in for a couple reasons.

• To show you that everyone makes mistakes, so don't worry about it if you make a mistake.
• To emphasize the importance of being able to ask yourself "does my answer make sense" and then make the decision.

2nd Solving the problem using substitution.

I am showing you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this post we will use substitution to solve it.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

We will use x for the number of students and y for the number of adults.

Please watch the video to see how to do it.

1st Solving the problem using only a single variable.

 Over the next few posts, I will show you many ways to solve the same word problem.  In this video, I will show you how to solve the problem using only a single variable.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

For this problem we are going to use x for the number of students and 100-x for the number of adults.

Watch the video to make sure you understand how to do the problem.

Solving a word problem using single and multiple variables.

Over the next few posts, I will show you many ways to solve the same word problem.

Here is the word problem:

You and some friends are going to the movies.  They charge $9 for adults and $7 for children.  The movie theatre had 100 customers and made $790 that night.  How many of each type of ticket did they sell?

First, when working on a word problem you should ALWAYS do a setup. In this setup you explain what the variables that you are using stand for.

Examples:

t = time in seconds since program started

t = time in years since 1900

x = number of students in the class

I have seen so many students do good work but then get the answer wrong because they didn't do a setup and make sure the answer they got was what they were looking for.  So, please pay careful attention to the setup in the following posts and learn how to do it well.

73 Multiplication cards in 45 seconds - fast improves Math scores #educa...

In my last teaching job I was written up because during the extra time at the end of class I was helping students to improve their basic math speed and to improve their logic (something they didn't study at all in China).  My principal told me after writing me up in my disciplinary report that it doesn't matter if a student can do 5 multiplication problems in 5 seconds or 5 minutes, as long as they can do it, that is all that matters.  This is where I disagreed with him.  He only wanted me to teach what was in the syllabus and not care about speed or learning logic.

To me, being a great math student requires both (being able to do basic math instantly as well as understand logic).  Even if a student is not good at math, knowing the basic math will allow them more time to do the harder math problems.

Albert, who is 10 and learning to do these quickly, asked me how fast I could do it.  So, Albert recorded me doing my multiplication cards.
#education,#students,#learning,#mathematics,#math

Albert doing 74 Multiplication Flash cards

Albert is a fifth grade student doing sixth grade math. This is his attempt to do 74 multiplication flash cards as quickly as he can. He did it in 2:08. 

My first goal was to finish each in less than 2 seconds which is 148 seconds (2 minutes 28 seconds). He accomplished that. His next goal is each flash card in less than 1.5 seconds, which will be 1 minute 51 seconds. I think he can do it by next month. His final goal is to do it in 1 second each so 1 minute 24 seconds. I think it will be a while before he gets there. I told him he doesn't have to do it as fast as me (48 seconds), which he saw me do. 

I believe that being able to do them extremely quick will make math homework easier to do and understand. 

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