Accelerated Math 7
Every day this year I come face-to-face with my future and my past. In the morning, I see the mature educated confident faces of the ninth graders who were in my Accelerated Math 8 class last year. In the afternoon, I look into the eyes of the naïve but eager students who chose to join my current Accelerated Math 7 class, each of them armed with only a pencil and a dream.

After our current work on scientific notation, we will spend many weeks on solving simple equations.


Accelerated Math 8
We wasted no time in the first weeks of Accelerated Math 8 as we worked on several types of questions from the New York State Algebra Regents. I chose the topic of solving quadratic equations graphically and I think my math 8 students have already begun to feel more confident about their upcoming end of the year exam. This year I have the simple goal of preparing all of my eighth-graders to pass the state algebra exam. After a brief review of last year's material, we will focus on solving quadratic equations using a variety of methods. If you would like to hear an example of their work, ask them to sing "Pop goes the weasel."