In Ms. Rands Pre-Cal 10 course, we learn many new things and many new techniques in order to solve equations in a timely manner, the way we learn these new techniques is through group work. Many may see group work as an unnecessary step in understanding foundations, but group work is a necessity as you can see the perspective of others while still obtaining your own point of view. Through this, you can find new ways to understand and strive for a better understanding in math. Personally, group work has been beneficial as it gives me an opportunity to help other students, and extend my knowledge from what it used to be. In group work, I mainly try to understand the topic as fast as I can, then help my peers if they start to struggle.
Tests have never been my strong suit, due to this, I must study twice as hard to compensate for the “test anxiety”. Out of the degrees my father has, he has a math degree, due to this he questions me and studies me on the subject, in this case polynomials, and as he analyzes my capabilities, he makes and pulls questions off the internet for me to study and solve with him. This lasts 2-3 hours on the day prior to the test. In other words, I study with my father who is an amazing robot-tutor.
