Thursday, February 12, 2009

Check here when we don't have class.

We're establishing this blog to try to counteract the effect of all the class periods we've lost and will continue to lose to snow delays and ISTEP+ testing.

On any day when school meets, but Geometry class does not (e.g., you do ISTEP+ testing in the morning, or school opens 2 hours late), check here for your Geometry assignment for that day. Unless otherwise specified, it will be due the next day on which we do have class.

Miss Wimmer and I will try to select things it's reasonable for you to study on your own. But it will always be your responsibility to read the appropriate sections of the chapter carefully, learning definitions and new concepts and studying any proofs presented there. If you have questions or concerns, you may post a comment to the blog. Be aware that I will usually monitor it only during the school day, so a question you leave in the evening will not be likely to be answered until the next morning.

We've struggled -- the entire school has -- with how to get around all the problem presented by these lost mornings, since there is material we're required to give you the opportunity to learn before the end of the year. We hope this method will keep us from having to do a mad crunch at the end of the year, throwing 2 or 3 lessons to you at once without giving you enough time to really benefit from them.