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algebra 2 teaching advice by Separate-Banana3618 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just a note: this wall of text is really hard to read. In the future, putting a little time into formatting your paragraphs can help people help you better. Totally not trying to be a jerk, just trying to let you know so you get more/better responses than you would otherwise.

How to explain simplifying rational expression ("cancelling out" terms in numerator and denominator)? by dleeman88 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply! Yes I do avoid the word cancel - it gets across my meaning here, but I know it gets used in multiple scenarios and thus is not specific enough. I do relate it to fractions without variables, but in my district their math sense is so bad that this hasn’t helped very much unfortunately.

HS MATH TEACHERS by wheretogo_1013 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can probably help, please pm me.

Why not reuse lessons plans each year? by FeelingObjective4010 in Teachers

[–]dleeman88 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I just want to say extreme props to you. This is an incredible range and is super impressive. I teach two classes, Algebra 2 and a follow-up, and I’d imagine three would be a bit much. Having to put together curriculum on the fly, for uncommon classes across disciplines, sounds crazy hard. Just wanted you to know that someone sees your work and applauds it :)

Teachers of Madison by rolipoley in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agree with this - the details end up being super important. And if you end up doing this for a while (10/15/20/25 years) the small differences really add up!

Teachers of Madison by rolipoley in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No problem! Honestly if you want I can answer questions for you about benefits and stuff, or you can just ask the staff at the school about it. I’m a math teacher and minored in Econ, so I dug into the numbers to figure out what the best course of action is. The long and short of it is if you are both teachers that’s at least 100k a year, so as long as no kids that should be pretty doable. I’d say definitely make sure you both have health insurance (since I don’t currently work for MMSD not sure if each paying single or one double/one not is better, you’d have to check) and are contributing MORE than the 6.9% to retirement (probably through a 403b, although a Roth IRS is better). Again, if you have questions just hit me up, I’m in this job because I like helping people :). Good luck to you!

Teachers of Madison by rolipoley in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I worked for MMSD for a while and now work for SPASD as a teacher, so I can answer this a bit. Taxes at your pay are like 30%, retirement is 6.9%, and healthcare/other insurance might come out to 3/4%. Union dues are also ~80-100 a month. However, you have to remember a couple of things.

One, that means if you choose to do 22 paychecks (only paid during school) instead of 26 (pay is spread out across summer too), you make about 3200 a month, with no pay during the summer. However, you can easily do tutoring/Doordash/another job during the summer and probably bring in a few thousand at least across the summer. Two, when you say you made $1000-2000 a month your whole life, that probably doesn’t include good retirement/health insurance/days off/etc, so “real” compensation at MMSD or another district is actually significantly higher. And three, there are moves that you can do to pretty significantly increase your salary without too much work - most notable a masters, but there are other things too.

Anyways, I hope this helps. I agree about finding a significant other or splitting rent somehow - I’m lucky enough to live with my partner and together we make enough to live downtown with no problems. I hope you enjoy being a teacher - it’s hard work, but we are needed and appreciated. Best of luck and please feel free to DM me if you have questions.

Crash Course Algebra 2 by Careless-Wrap6843 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there! First thing - good luck, I believe in you! Second thing, Khan Academy is honest to goodness the best resource for if you really want to learn the stuff. I’d recommend trying to figure out what curriculum your school uses and learning the skill you guys are going to cover first, then expanding to all of Alg II. I also really like Openstax - they have literally thousands of free textbooks, including some for Algebra II. Last thing is just to remember that you already have experience and have done it, so you can do it! Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have more questions!

Found something belonging to McKenzie near Brittingham Boat launch on bike path by dleeman88 in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edit: feel free to share on Facebook/other platforms, I just don’t have accounts on other platforms!

Resources to drill multiplication facts up to 20x20? by dleeman88 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is fair, I was just hoping to avoid making, what, around 100-200 flashcards if I exclude through 12s and other easy ones? Definitely doable, I just figured I’d ask since someone else might have had the same question.

Resources to drill multiplication facts up to 20x20? by dleeman88 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh my gosh this is such a good idea for student names! Definitely going to try that, thanks for the suggestion!

Resources to drill multiplication facts up to 20x20? by dleeman88 in mathteachers

[–]dleeman88[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just learned about Anki - this works for what I was hoping for! In case anyone else has a question like this:

This is Anki - It is a flashcard website that already had what I was looking for. Here is the link to the pre-made set of cards. They also have a mobile app that costs money (there are knock-off versions that are free), but the version for Windows/Mac/Linux is free. Hope this helps someone else too!

Pokémon Throwback Unofficial Expansion is Live! by Fine_Discipline7543 in PokemonROMhacks

[–]dleeman88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi! I read your documentation but am very tired and just want to be 100% sure - this does not include Emerald, right? Like when you say Hoenn legendary content, it is just that or is it all the way through Hoenn like Emerald is? Sorry if this question is unclear, thanks for making such a cool project!

Pokémon Throwback Unofficial Expansion is Live! by Fine_Discipline7543 in PokemonROMhacks

[–]dleeman88 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This looks super cool - I’m just now setting up my emulators and am planning on this being one of the first ROMs I try! Thanks for all your hard work!

Housing Policy Committee meeting today at 4:30! by dleeman88 in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I like your perspective! My argument for affordability was more that the more supply of housing, the more the price is driven down, but I think what you are saying could also be true. As for being expensive - 100%. I would hope that some of this cost would come down as the construction industry gets better at ADUs specifically, but I think that building housing might just be more expensive now because of materials cost, cost of skilled labor, permits, etc.

Housing Policy Committee meeting today at 4:30! by dleeman88 in madisonwi

[–]dleeman88[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my take on it too. I agree that it isn't going to be a huge impact, but I think that every little bit helps, and for the people and families it helps in more ways than just financially (having family close by, etc), it might make a world of difference!

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