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WHAT TO EXPECT IN PRE-CALCULUS SUBJECT? HOW TO PASS AND EXCEL IN PRE-CALCULUS?

Pre-calculus is usually a subject taught in  Senior High School. As its name says, it’s a  subject for the preparation in basic calculus.  Most of the time, students are not eligible to  sign for calculus courses if they have not  completed pre-calculus. Some may be eligible  but it is better to sign up for a pre-cal course  first as this is a good foundation for the real  calculus. If you are already aware that you’ll take up this subject soon,  you may be interested to know what you should expect in this subject and how you can pass it or even get a high grade.  Below are some of the introduction and tips for you!     WHAT IS PRE-CALCULUS? Calculus is a field in mathematic formulated by  Sir Isaac Newton and  Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz that focuses on continuous function . On the other hand, pre-calculus focuses on mathematical prerequisites for calculus, such...

FACTORS IN MAKING A GOOD & BAD TEACHER: A STUDENT’S PERSPECTIVE

                    Diversity is normal among us. In this embedded diversity, we have our own perceptions of people. For students, it is normal for them to create standards in determining if a teacher is a good or bad teacher. A good teacher is an effective educator while a bad one put his students at stake.   The following are some of the factors of what I think make a teacher good—or even great—guided by the acronym TEACH.     1.       TIMELY . A good teacher is punctual. He does things or he occurs at a needed or useful time. He should be fitting and carries convenience. He recognizes time’s usefulness and he refrains from delaying his job. He prepares his lessons early and relay it to the students within the appropriate schedule. He avoids being late in his every class but sometimes he will dismiss few minutes earlier the officiated ...

How can the School be an Obstacle for One's Learning?

                    Not all people enjoy the classroom. Not all people strongly support education in school. Not so many of them feel passion in pursuing degree. Yet, they’re at school, forcing themselves to finish the degree because the idea of school has been socially constructed as an integral part of human’s life. People go to school because it’s a way to get over a long journey of sacrifices.                     You have thought that maybe, if you’re just free to decide when you’ll go to school, there’s a possibility that you have already achieved some of your dreams. I know your feeling that you already want to have a job or start your own business but you’re not still on the right age. There are many things that you can’t do because you should be at school and turning textbooks’ pages. You...