Slope of a Line Song

Here is the Slope of a Line song being performed.  I never got to finish teaching it.  As you can see in the video, it gets any sort of audience pumped up!  Of course, the lady doesn't do the Camel Walk in the video, but she does a lot of other cool things in it.

Learn it well, my young ones, learn it well.

The Slope of a Line

(Eye of the Tiger)

Rising up, as you look left to right

Yeah, that slope must be positive!

Vertical lines rise but never do run,

So that slope it must be undefined. ___

Parallel lines have the same slope,

So they never intersect.

(Spoken) You know it!

Slopes are opp-osite reciprocals;

Perpendicular lines have arrived.

It’s the slope of a line, a trick that I’ve been devised

Ra-tio of the rise to the run!

Take the difference of y over the difference of x,

And you’ve got it’s what we call slope___ of a line!!

Here is the link to the karaoke version, just in case you ever want to bus out in song:  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgWedWvi22s&feature=fvst

30 day leave

Dearest students,

            I wish I could be there in person to tell you that I will be gone for 30 days (up until Christmas break).  I’m so sad that I can’t be there to explain, and to tell  you how much I love each of you!  I’m sad to think about the awesome times I’m going to miss out on.  You are such a dear class to me!  It’s been such a pleasure to work with you.  You have been so dedicated, and smart, and positive.  Working with you has brought me more joy than I’ve had in a long time.  I’m honored to have been your teacher. 

            Of course, you are lucky to be at this school when we have two 9^th grade math teachers!  Even though one of us has had to drop out of the race for a bit (I’m talking about myself, just in case you are confused), the other is still there able to support you.  Many of you have me for two periods, but I’d like to encourage you to use Mr. Mendez as a resource.  He is very knowledgable and has taught across the spectrum in math, from Math Support to Calculus.  He's a genius!!



Sally Brown



            One of the most frequently asked questions is about SALLY.  What will happen to it?  I have kept careful records on each class, and when I return, we will pick up right where we left.  Also, your substitute has been carefully selected to meet your needs.  They may have a different teaching style from me and you might have to learn a few new routines.  The substitute will probably have a different reward system.  Follow it with as much heart and dedication as you have shown me.  You will be successful.

            I will miss each of you soooooo much!!!!!  At least now I have time to try to become a better blogger.  I'll post websites that will help you with math, and commercial breaks here to help you get through the year.  Here's one of my favorites: 

It's to remind you of the amazing things you are capable of doing.  Go forth and calculate!!

First-time blogger

Hey everyone!

Before I start getting serous about this blog, I need a practice run (as I usually do with first-time experiences).  I need to try stuff out,

and test drive

• some features to see what they do.

You see, the more you experiment with something, the better you understand it.  This is especially the case with math.  Once you learn something in class, try many more problems, and then make up your own problems to see if you can solve any problem thrown at you.

When I was in college studying my scales and arpeggios in music   for an upcoming test, my teacher said that I should work on them until I could do them perfectly AT ANY TIME.  If my teacher decided to give me a call and wake me up at 3 am,

I should be able to play any scale PERFECTLY at that moment.  We are only defined by how well we perform IN OUR WORST MOMENTS, when we are tired, not feeling well, stressed out, distracted with home or personal issues, or when the student next to you is acting very annoying.