AN INADEQUATE INTRODUCTION

These are my naïve attempts to provide seemingly standard worksheets on topics in high-school mathematics.

The goal is to do what is expected, but in a way that is not too radical (so, alas, no innovative starting/motivation puzzles that could be construed as “off-topic” or unnecessary to getting the teaching task done), but to nonetheless gently prod practice of

• meta-cognition of one’s learning as student and meta-cognition of one’s teaching as a teacher
• meta-awareness of the mathematics at hand for all, by seeing through the clutter of the topic

all the while promoting the confidence to use one’s common sense to make progress on challenges and following the key life lesson:

If there is something in life you want, make it happen! (And deal with the consequences!)

What, really, is our greatest wish for the next generation?

I answer:

For each citizen of the world to have the personal confidence and wherewithal, when faced with a challenge or problem, to

1. 1. First pause and take note of their emotional reaction to the situation
   2. To take a deep breath
   3. And then do something–ANYTHING!–as an attempt step forward.

High-school math content can serve as a stunning opportunity to teach life confidence.  I hope these worksheets might help everyone see this.

<Explanation of the Boxed Prompts in the worksheet to come.> 

THE WORKSHEETS BY TOPIC

Solving Systems of Linear Equations via Algebra

Straight Up Logarithms TEASER

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