Attendance is crucial!

By meeting twice a week, it is crucial that your student either attends the class "live" or listens to the class recording.  We cover a new section just about each class period, thus our pace is brisk.  Staying current in a mathematics class is imperative since each class builds from the previous.  Once a student gets behind, it is very difficult to "catch up" on concepts.

If you student cannot attend a class, we do record them so that they can viewed on a computer or smart phone.  We encourage students to take notes, "answer questions" posed in class as they watch the recording.  It is extremely important that students take notes as if they were in class.   If the absence is known prior to class, we encourage parents to notify the teacher and have your student email their homework questions so that they can be discussed in the class as if they were there.  We have students who have schedule conflicts who are very successful watching the recordings.  Even students who are present in class often watch the recording for assistance with homework problems. 

As part of HSML attendance, the student should be completing the assigned homework.  Students should check the work by answers/solutions provided and have their questions ready for the next class.  Completion of homework is the pathway to success, especially in a mathematics class.

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