Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:07:12 +1000 From: "Larry Shiller" <marketing@shillermath.com> To: "Pamela" <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: 5 Back to School Tips: September 2007 ShillerMath Tidbit Message-ID: <cm.qdy2.8jrklri.r@cmail2.com>
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5 Back To School Tips But first a short note from Larry Shiller... Dear Pamela, Want good discussion fodder for the home or classroom? Google the popular Today's Math Behind the News, a light-hearted and=20 unique perspective on today's top stories. Sincerely, Larry Shiller 258 Thunder Lake Road Wilton, CT 06897 203-210-5208 lshiller@shillermath.com ...and a word from our sponsor The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, who=20 makes this Tidbit possible!=20 Brighten your homeschooling days the whole year long with a=20 subscription to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, a cornucopia of=20 information, encouragement, resources, free unit studies, and so=20 much more! But wait, that's not all. For the first time ever=20 you'll also get 25 free gifts. A 1-year subscription to TOS plus=20 25 free gifts for only $25 (first 3,000 new subscribers only)!=20 Don't miss out. Subscribe today! Click here to view the free gifts (www.T= heHomeschoolMagazine.com) or call today 1.888.718.HOME. OK, back to this month's Tidbit... 5 Back To School Tips It's time for back to school. I often wondered about that phrase=20 - aren't we as humans always learning and in a way always=20 "in school"? Having never left we don't need to "go back"! That said, these five tips (whose first letters spell RAVES) will=20 help students - and parents - make the most of the "official"=20 start of school this year: 1. Review. Review homework every day when it's done and give your=20 children the opportunity to ask questions. If you don't know an=20 answer, be a good role model by admitting it and immediately=20 researching it with someone more knowledgeable or on the Internet. 2. Attitude. According to a recent study, parents have more=20 influence over their children than teachers, coaches, spiritual=20 leaders, and even celebrities. Present a positive and anxiety-free=20 attitude about school and communicate regularly with teachers to=20 uncover any issues before they fester. 3. Visit. Visit the school web site and then physically visit the=20 school with your child before the first day of school. A good=20 checklist is to locate the classroom or homeroom first, and then=20 the bathrooms, gym, cafeteria, and nurse's office. Make or print a=20 map and go over it with your child before you visit. This works=20 even if you're home schooling (who doesn't love maps?)! 4. Environment. Elementary school children typically do not=20 concern themselves with clothes or accessories but they do want to=20 know if they're in the right room, where to sit, what the teacher=20 is like, and what the classroom rules are. Call or visit the=20 school to find out and your child will have a stress-free first=20 day. 5. Special place. Teens need special attention because they have a=20 lot of distractions (can you spell "puberty"?). Provide a special=20 place in the house for homework that is well-lit and quiet, and=20 give your teen a sign to put on the door that says something like=20 "Do Not Disturb - Genius at Work." Parents and students following these tips often give rave reviews=20 of their back-to-school experience. And students are better=20 prepared to focus on learning and all the joys that can bring! In our next Tidbit we'll look at the law of commutativity. The poetry(?) of math A mathematician named Joe Said, Really it just can't be so. My wife, for her sins, is about to have twins, And 2 into 1 doesn't go! Geometry keeps you in shape Decimals make a point Einstein was ahead of his time But Lobachevski was out of line. September 2007 Puzzler [Grades 3-12] A fair coin is flipped three times and lands heads each time.=20 What's the probability it will land heads the fourth time? Visit http://www.shillermath.com/puzzler by September 25, 2007=20 with the correct answer and most interesting solution to be=20 eligible to win this month's puzzler prize. Answer to August 2007 Puzzler [Grades 7-12] Q: What is the formula for the sum of the first n positive integers? A: It's n(n+1)/2. The series 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, ... is built=20 from this formula starting with n=3D1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ... and=20 comprises the set of triangular numbers. Congratulations to=20 Lindsay Branton from Adlai E. Stevenson High School for getting=20 the right answer! I hope you enjoyed this short math break! Sincerely, Larry Shiller Publisher NEW VERSION! FREE Diagnostic Testing: Find and fill holes in a=20 student's math foundation FAST! And FREE. Try it now!=20 http://www.shillermath.com Did you enjoy this Tidbit? You may share with your fellow parents=20 and educators. Just click the forward at the very top. Join Larry Shiller on Paltalk.com every Tuesday at 6 p.m. Eastern.=20 Each show features the math behind the week's top news stories, a=20 brand new puzzler, Math Q&A, and a featured guest. Our September=20 guest line-up includes PR star Maria Sliwa (T9/11); Former=20 Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Dr. Francis Barnes (T9/18);=20 and Internet video star Kim CubeNews (T9/25). It's every Tuesday=20 at 6 p.m. only on Paltalk.com. Don't miss it! What is ShillerMath? ShillerMath publishes Montessori-based math curriculum, songs, workbooks,= and flashcards for ages 4-12. No Montessori or math knowledge is require= d and there's zero lesson preparation - just read what's in quotes and yo= u're good to go! Students using this approach consistently outperform the= ir peers. Larry Shiller, ShillerMath founder and President, has a math de= gree from MIT. ShillerMath includes authoritative materials and lessons u= sed by thousands of Montessori schools and is the math curriculum of choi= ce for schools and homes throughout the world. Visit the ShillerMath site= for all the details on this proven and amazingly effective product. About Larry Shiller America's Math Expert Larry Shiller has a mission: to make the US #1 in m= ath. President of ShillerMath, publishers of Montessori-based curriculum = for classrooms and the home, Founder of the Rising Stars Foundation, a 50= 1(c)(3) that builds positive role models for children in math, Host of th= e Shiller Math Behind the News, a weekly one hour Internet/TV show on Pal= talk.com, and author of Today's Math Behind the News, a daily 2-minute po= dcast feature that shows how math is an integral part of every major news= story, Shiller is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog= y and the Harvard Business School. 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