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"Today the student and I reviewed his pre-calculus homework as well as his Spanish and biology coursework. This semester, we are going to take a different approach to tutoring sessions in the hopes of maximizing our sessions. Today went very well and I think that this new style is going to work better for the student."

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"The student completed her Algebra 2 homework packet, going over problems specifically geared towards geometry. After some review, she was able to successfully use right triangle trigonometry to determine various sides/ angles of a triangle. She also independently used geometric principles of parallel lines to find missing angles successfully. The session concluded with a review of factoring, where we looked at other polynomials that required different factoring techniques (i.e.: factoring out a greatest common factor)."

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"The student worked on her Part A test, parts 1 & 2 out of 3. She did well on these sections, though she is definitely more confident in material in Part B. She is very anxious to be finished with the course. There is still more work to be done, so I asked her to complete the End of Semester assessment and Part B review before we meet next."

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"The student had a packet on polynomials. We did practice problems on finding roots from graphs and by factoring and using synthetic division. He initially made some errors in synthetic division, but has a good sense of the procedure and the nature of roots. We also got ahead by discussing the sum and product rules for quadratic roots. We also reviewed completing the square and deriving the solution to a quadratic formula using generic coefficient variables a, b, and c. He has a tendency to make algebraic errors but seems to understand the material overall. "

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"The student and I worked through more optimization problems where intensive algebra was required. She was able to solve a few problems with simpler algebra steps, but when we moved on to more difficult ones she would stumble even though she had the correct approach. We then decided to move on and do a quick walk-through review of all the topics that would be on the exam. She finished the session optimistic, knowing that she needed a break, some sleep, and a fresh start in the morning before her exam tomorrow."

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"We worked through more difficult problems, including geometric ratio and word problems. I showed the student how to look at the problems from a different perspective. The student was quick to pick up the material and understand the meaning of each question. He was assigned additional problems to work out until our next session."

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"The student and I reviewed two of his assignments in preparation for an upcoming algebra 2 quiz. Specifically, we did quadratic equations. He does well at solving quadratic equations for the roots and factoring quadratic equations. Although sometimes when he thinks he knows the answer he will rush through each step of the problem and make mistakes like forgetting a negative sign or parentheses. Conceptually, he gets how to solve quadratic equations but he needs to slow down and solve the problem step by step. I try to encourage this and force him to think about the problem by asking him why he does each step in the problem. This week he got a test returned so in our next session we will discuss any doubts he had and correct any questions that were marked wrong."

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"The student continued to review more of the trigonometric equations, the unit circle, and its formulas. "

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"Today, the student completed her secondary practice packet in preparation for her upcoming AP Calculus final. She is showing great improvement, but still needs to review some basic fundamentals."

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"The student and I spent most of our time working on writing equations that fit particular criteria involving asymptotes and intercepts. We spent a small amount of time working on targets 13 and 14: solving rational equations and inequalities. She felt confident with these topics, so we will revisit them as needed during our next appointment, where we will be focusing on decomposing partial fractions."

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"I worked with the student in this latest session. She was there to work on physics, and we talked through some overall concepts and looked at some visual illusions as she was creating a presentation on the polarization of light and 3-D images. She is also taking pre-calculus, and we worked with basic trigonometric functions and solving problems. We spent some time discussing her future plans, her interests, Latin, criminology (her desired career path at the moment), creative writing, and analyzing speeches. She was very nice, and seemed to be a very mature high school junior. "

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