Popular Post lewelma Posted September 6, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) I'm just so proud. DS has approached the top high school in the city and offered to teach a weekly olympiad math course this year for their top math students with the hopes of getting some of them into the olympiad math camp in January 2019. The school said yes, chose the students, sent e-mails to the parents, and gave him a room. His first class was yesterday. He made up a course plan for the month, an interactive lecture, and homework sheets. He even had backup plans for what to do with students of different abilities which he knew he would have. And it went so well! Whoohoo! Ruth in NZ Edited September 6, 2017 by lewelma 51 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 That's fantastic! Well done! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elastimom Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Wow. Lucky kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grover Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I am so disappointed you don't live further down the country. Just sayin' :-) Well done to DS, how wonderful that he has the skills to share what he has been learning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Wow Ruth, what a neat thing all around! Edited September 6, 2017 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Ruth, your son is awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted September 6, 2017 Author Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Thanks guys! I think he is pretty pleased with himself. From my point of view, I was really surprised that he was not nervous on the first day. He had tutored one of the kids before and his friend had tutored another, so he knew that they were *far* apart in skill level. And he both had both 8th and 10th graders, so different maturity levels too. I was actually kind of surprised that the head of the math department thought that ds could pull it off with that range of students, but ds has met him before when taking Olympiads so he must have made a good impression. DS suggested the group start with 4 kids and build up over time to 10, which the head must have thought was reasonable. DS was telling stories about how he tried to make sure all the kids understood, how he would give them a chance to solve the problems, then walk through the solutions and say stuff like "remind me how you solved that part" or "do you know what led you to that insight?" It just sounded like he knew what he was doing. I guess it is all the camps he has been to -- he must have modeled his approach off of some of the lecturers. And the one boy he though was at the bottom of the group wrote him that night having completed his homework and asking if it was right. So that was a good sign. I had ds write the head of the math department with a bit of a debrief because if ds can do this for a full year, this guy is going to be a great recommendation for his first paying job. I'm just thinking of all the skills he is going to develop. Now I just need to drop down his academic work load to make sure there is space for this new endeavour. Ah, what to change.... Edited September 6, 2017 by lewelma 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 A big well done! Congratulations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Congratulations!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runningmom80 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So cool! Congrats!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodiya99 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 That's so cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 That is awesome. So impressed with your ds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 That is seriously fabulous. I wish he was offering that somewhere near us. We'd be there in a flash. All the best to him :001_smile: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arliemaria Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 What a great accomplishment. There is something about teaching a subject you are passionate about that makes you feel even more comfortable with a topic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 ... DS has approached the top high school in the city and offered to teach a weekly olympiad math course this year for their top math students with the hopes of getting some of them into the olympiad math camp in January 2019. .. Kudos to him! I hope he and his students have a wonderful year. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 That is very cool! Good for him! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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