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1. I am teaching math (Algebra 1 & Geometry) @ Cardozo SHS. I am teaching math because I like it and I have a major in mathematics.

2. I am teaching repeater algebra, most my algebra students have failed algebra at least twice, and have also failing marks in the other core classes (English, Social Studies, language). My Algebra students are all below basic to basic in reading, writting, and mathematics. Even though we do word problems and springboard (which is crap) all the time my students almost always leave word problem and explaination problems blank of my tests. My geometry students are all at least basic in reading and writting, but struggled when it came to writting proofs and the comprehenson of theorems.

3. In this course I want to learn what my job is in terms of teaching reading and writting skills in a math classroom, and how to incorporate those teaching in my classroom with out taking away from the math. Honestly I had a hard enough time getting through the math material and I don't feel like I have time to stop and teach the students how to read or write when I only get one semester to teach them an entire math class.