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    Algebra 1 mastery

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    My DS is not homeschooled. He took algebra in middle school and then did the AOPS Intro to Algebra online. AOPS is very challenging and thorough, but since he had already taken it in school, it was a good fit for him. I listened to the advice on here to make sure he had mastery of algebra. We might do it with algebra 2 this summer as well. FWIW- his school math program isn't very strong.

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    2017 PSAT Scores

    in High School and Self-Education Board

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    DS is in public school 9th grade, so they signed him up for the PSAT 10. Is there anyway to get a scoring index from those scores? Or are those only valid for the PSAT/NMSQT? 

    And surprisingly, he has always tested way higher in math than any reading or writing test, but was slightly higher in reading on this one. I think that's a good sign for future test taking for him.

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    Has the new Weight Watchers Freestyle been discussed yet?

    in The Chat Board

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    That’s great to hear! So far today, I’ve had all three meals, incorporated some zero points foods in normal portions, and still have 8 points left.

    I meant I've been on weight watchers, not the version though. The new plan is effective for me Friday on my weigh in day. But I'm still a Weight watchers fan:) and I think the new program will be great and lead me to healthier choices.

    Math help needed :)

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    The answer for the correlation coefficient (just calculated it by hand) is sqrt(14/15). I googled the problem -- there are several different packets out there including this question, but every one of them is primarily about linear functions with a few questions about stats and a few more advanced questions. There is absolutely no way that this is supposed to be a calculator-free question. OP, I think if you were given this and told it was calculator-free, it was because the teacher didn't check it carefully first and realize that there were a few stats questions that were supposed to be done with a calculator. Edit: Or possibly verbally instructed the students to skip those questions and the student didn't hear. 

     

    Edit again: Writing sqrt (14/15) as sqrt(210)/15, and using that 14 < sqrt 210 < 15 and that 14/15 = 0.933... , I can guess (without extracting square roots by hand because I'm not that masochistic) that 0.933... < r < 1, and that will let me choose the correct multiple-choice answer. But I don't think this is a reasonable level of calculation/reasoning to expect from students who (looking at the rest of the questions) are probably average 9th graders. 

     

     

    It was on a previous year's 9th grade math competition test we were using to prepare for this year's competition. No calculators are allowed and he has never covered that subject in class. So, I was wondering what I was missing. Thanks for the help! 

    Teen boy khakis

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    He's got some long legs! My son is almost the exact measurements but he can wear 26's in the regular inseam which I'm guessing is 30 or 32 and I thought he had long legs! He does belt them pretty good but they work so far. He finds them at American Eagle or Abercrombie. Abercrombie has some that they call Super Skinny, that don't look like that on him, but work. But I checked their website and it looks like 34 long doesn't come into play until a 28 inch waist there either. 

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    Anyone losing with new Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale/Smartpoint/Oprah system?

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    I've been in it a little over 2 months and I'm a fan so far. I went in wanting to lose about 40 pounds, I've lost 10. I knew what to eat, I had beliefs of what kind of foods are healthiest, but I needed boundaries. And the accountability of tracking. The points system does steer you toward protein/ low carb. Carbs and sugar are high enough in points to discourage you. I really like the separation of daily points and weekly points. It fits my lifestyle well. I can use my weeklies for a nice dinner out and still be on plan by cutting it back the rest of the week.

    I am online only and the Connect community on the app is so inspiring and supportive. There are people there losing 10 pounds, 100's of pounds, vegan, vegetarian, etc. And so much information. People are always linking helpful articles, lots of BTDT advice and support.

    I'm a fan. And as far as gaining back weight- it's a lifestyle. Many people confess they stopped tracking, and yes, they gained the weight back. But there are lots of people on there who have kept it off for years and post to inspire others to stick with it.

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