Year 10

I will begin my 10th year as a high school math teacher at Bonita High School in La Verne.  It is a wonderful school and I strive, as always, to be the best I can be.  I had applied to this position three years ago.  Although I had a second interview, I was ultimately not selected.  Three years later, while I was hesitant, I applied again.  And again I was denied.  Then, just days after being told that I was denied, I was given a chance to do a demo lesson.  I took one more shot at this coveted position and was very fortunate to be given this opportunity.

(Photo source: School Designer)

GHS Badminton 2014

Congratulations to the GHS Varsity Badminton Team for winning league this year.  The players and Coach Kilmer were kind enough to include me on their championship t-shirt and gave one to me as a gift. (I coached in 2010 and 2011.)

Thank You Card

One of my private students gave me this thank you card at the end of the school year, she earned an "A" in her Geometry course.  She attends Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, a boarding high school in La Canada.  The card is a water painting of the school, I haven't been there before but I'm sure it's a beautiful campus.  Thanks, Erin.

Mathemagics

After the last day of school in June 2014, I attended a Mathemagics show by Dr. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College. It was outstanding! He performed an half hour of mental math magic and then revealed some of his tricks during the second half hour. He supports doing mental from left to right (which is counter to how we teach/learn) and using auditory cues instead of visual cues when doing mental math. I purchased a series of his lectures and will share some of these joys of math with my students.

GHS c/o 2014

Congratulations to the GHS c/o 2014! Best wishes.