This week – no.7

This week was one of those weeks where time disappears so fast and the to-do-list seems endless. I had lots of extra prep this week as a few in the department were off for a few days. I’m not very efficient at sorting cover work and it takes me twice as long as it probably should. It was also the senior parents evening (4.30-7pm) which took it out of me. By the last few appointments I’m not sure I was speaking in coherent sentences.

So, here’s what my classes were doing this week – although there were a few disruptions as I was running between various classrooms checking on other classes.

Quadratics Misconceptions

There are many common misconceptions that my pupils have. Many of them relate to simplifying algebraic expressions.

This week there have been two particular misconceptions gathering momentum around my Higher maths class. We have been completing work on stationary points and optimization – which relies on being able to solve quadratic equations.