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Changes for the Future
Teacher Linda Oneman's Algebra class take notes from the
overhead . The use of the overhead for taking notes is effect ive
because everyone is able to see them. (C Reade )
Looki ng over his paper before handin g it in is Sophomore Clint New Advances zn Math Teaching Styles , Curriculum
Brown . His seventh hour Geometry class were studying types
of triangle s. ( C. Reade )

-Jill Hoover-

Entering a Math cl assroom, there is a expanding on that. Junior Marci Levine said, " In
sense of concentration in the air and frustrations Algebra III-IV the students became the teachers
are often as frequent as numbers flashing on a and the teachers became helpers because that was
calculator. how the book was set up. "
It has been these kind of observances that Also, this year many classes used the
have brought changes in teaching styles and cur- new Macintosh computers equipped with Internal
riculum in the past ten years. Hard Drives and networked with a File Server.
The math problems in the past did not Math Topics, Algebra I, II, III, Calculus, and
have much variety or require much thinking like Geometry took advantage of this ." The computers
the problems do now. More worksheets and games made the work easier and faster. Graphs and the
allow the students to think a lot more. Math long Algebra problems took less time and effort,"
Department Head Paul Sanders said, "The said Senior Julie Wilwerding.
changes in math have been very positive the last In Geometry, some classes tried out new
ten years." books. Sophomore Tysie Rogers said, "Math was
In the past year, some major changes more difficult because we had to use the new
were made in the books that were used . All Alge- books, and I couldn't ask the people from previ-
bra classes had new books. The chapters were ous years for help since they had other books."
designed so that the beginning was a review of the In the years to come in math, "We're
previous course. The middle was designed to looking forward to more technology and more
apply what already had been learned and then students interested in math areas," Sanders said.

Teacher Karen Knietl guides Freshman Frank Godinez through
some Algebra equations in the classes' new books.
(C. Hooper )
Sophomores Stacy Anderson and Mike Alsup compare tests
over different kinds of angles in their sixth hour geometry
class. ( C. Reade )