If you want to be successful, you need to believe in yourself. The process toward believing in yourself begins by gathering information on any task you pursue. Knowing that you have gathered information to make informed decisions is very important in trusting that you will make t...
All of us should be receptive to learning from those around us. I learned that lesson when I was very young. As far as I am concerned, my decision to become a mathematics teacher when I was six years old impacted the teacher that I am today. Beginning from elementary school throu...
In your career and personal life you need to be flexible. Although planning for the future is important, there will be circumstances where it is inevitable that plans will have to be changed. It is important that a change of plans does not frustrate you in any way. When planning,...
Something that I learned when I was young was that competition was not about winning. Many times I would see how upset my peers were when they were not successful in the games that they played. Their focus was always at having the highest score in any type of contest that they pa...
During my lifetime, I have worked at emphasizing my strengths and minimizing my weaknesses. This is something that I encourage everyone to focus on. It is something that I encourage teachers and parents to teach their students and children. In accomplishing this task, an effort...
Something that everyone knows about me is that I am always punctual. Thus, it is not a surprise that I expect others to be punctual too. As a mathematics teacher and coach, I was always punctual. Punctuality is something that should be expected of anyone that is a professional. ...
During my career working with members of my mathematics team, I used sports to help with bonding. On occasion, I became their basketball coach to teach them the fundamentals of basketball. Besides learning the fundamentals of the sport, I had them focus on teamwork and good sport...
Whether you are working with students in your classroom or students on your mathematics team, it is important that you get them to relax. Teachers should never intimidate students. Fear should not be used to get them to excel in the classroom or on your team. Efforts should be ma...
During my teaching career, I had the opportunity to teach all three of my children. I was their Pre Calculus and Calculus teacher. Each of them was also a member of my mathematics team for four years. My children were treated like every other student. They were asked to respond t...
Teachers and parents need to teach their students and children to be responsible for their actions. Students and children need to learn that actions have consequences. Careful consideration needs to be given before an action is taken. Appropriate behavior needs to be encouraged....
