Identifying Value and Assessing Confidence

You know from your many experiences that success generally does not just happen.  Motivation and determination are important factors.  Planning and following the plan are important activities.  Let’s talk about your thoughts on how you can be successful in this math class.  

1st       What are your expectations and what are your concerns?

2nd       In approaching a long-term task, some persons will tend to break it into smaller pieces completed in short chunks of time while others prefer to tackle larger pieces in longer sittings. What do you think will work best for you in this class and why? 

3rd        What initial time management plan will you try to implement (realizing that you may tinker with this as the class moves along.)

4th      Are you an active learner? As an active learner, you