[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066070]i tend to not let my professors sway me away from teaching, because every 3 or 4 bad teachers there is 1 excellent teacher who keeps me motivated. theres 1 math teacher at my school who i keep contact with and he has helped me a lot. the only thing that is bothering me right now is being able to express math to students in an easy fassion. i can tutor kids 1 on 1 with ease, but going in front of a whole class is worrying me[/QUOTE]

I've actually taught in front of high school classes. i am the robots can testify to this, because he was present at one of my lectures. Just remember that, by default, you hate every one of them with a passion. It goes [b]very[/b] easily.

Oh and, yo jrowa001, do you know much about abstract algebra?

I ask b/c it says in some book that I'm reading that an equivalence relation is stable if for a, b, c in the set S, the equivalence relation R and the (closed, IIRC) binary operation ^, aRb implies that (a ^ c) R (b ^ c) and (c ^ a) R (c ^ b).

A proof followed, which I can make [b]absolutely no sense of at all[/b]. The premise doesn't even make sense to me. Proving stability for a [i]particular[/i] equivalence relation is easy-peasy, but the general case shown here, idk

sorry man, i havent taken abstract algebra yet. just Linear Algebra. the only stuff i know about equivalence relations has to do with geometry

im sure ill do fine once i start, but i just have the first time jitters right now. i have a habit of losing faith in myself or felling incapable of doing my best on something i havent done before. i have a lack of confidence to feel like whatever i do will be my best

S'cool, I'm just doing this **** on my free time tbh

thats cool though. i have Set Theory and History of math next quarter. im looking forward to the history class, and i just cant wait to get out of my geometry class im in now

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066161]sorry man, i havent taken abstract algebra yet. just Linear Algebra. the only stuff i know about equivalence relations has to do with geometry
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That's probably different lol

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066161]
im sure ill do fine once i start, but i just have the first time jitters right now. i have a habit of losing faith in myself or feeling incapable of doing my best on something i havent done before. i have a lack of confidence to feel like whatever i do will be my best[/QUOTE]

I took Algebra II twice and and was in precalc in my senior year of high school.

Now I am in an advanced math class writing proofs for homework.

Christ, I couldn't even tie my own shoes until I was eight years old

In short, [b]DON'T PANIC[/b]

btw, I'm interested in seeing how a class on set theory alone can cover a whole semester. That's one chapter in my current textbook. What exactly does it cover?

SET THEORY: Algebra of subsets of a set. Algebra of relations and functions. Cardinal and ordinal numbers and their arithmetic operations. The well-ordering theorem, transfinite induction, and Zorn's lemma.

lol i just realized i am actually taking Theory of Numbers next quarter, not Set Theory. thats going to be next fall im taking that class.

THEORY of NUMBERS: Prime and composite integers, number theoretic functions, diophantine equations, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, additive arithmetic.

Holy poop, you better get a ****ing job that requires the knowledge and ability to apply those.

i might actually try and become a college professor but that depends if i end up really good at this stuff, if not i am going to stick with high school

I want to be a dermatologist now.

You guys have similar situations as me. The field I'm training mainly in is one that makes me really happy, but my teacher I don't like, and the other people in my class (like 3 of them) are those micro-manging assholes who are obnoxious. It makes me hate the class in general.

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066051]i had to practive my lesson plan for one of my education classes, then i had to rush to finish my FAFSA and Cal Grant applications. then i was stressing about school and got really depressed today because i am having second thoughts about being a teacher[/QUOTE]

Lesson plans are retarded and ITIP format can blow me. If you think you're going to write ITIPs for 190 days of school, you're going to take out the entire Amazon rainforest. Writing LPs takes practice, and eventually you will adopt a style that is not only practical, but fits for your pedagogical style.

It just takes practice and time and you can't expect to be amazing your first go-'round. If you're going up with classmates, just remember that everybody hates being there just as much as you do, are just as nervous (if not more) than you, and that it's just another hoop you have to jump through.

But it's impractical to think you're going to be sweet your first time up. If you don't fall flat on your face more than once throughout your pre-professional experience, just imagine how painful it'll be once you start your professional experience. Having these hiccups along the way will help you grow, not falter.

Stick with it, though, especially if you have good support around you (e.g., that one math teacher you talk to).

[QUOTE=Nostalgia;16066263]You guys have similar situations as me. The field I'm training mainly in is one that makes me really happy, but my teacher I don't like, and the other people in my class (like 3 of them) are those micro-manging assholes who are obnoxious. It makes me hate the class in general.[/QUOTE]

what field?

[QUOTE=Jom;16066273]Lesson plans are retarded and ITIP format can blow me. If you think you're going to write ITIPs for 190 days of school, you're going to take out the entire Amazon rainforest. Writing LPs takes practice, and eventually you will adopt a style that is not only practical, but fits for your pedagogical style.

It just takes practice and time and you can't expect to be amazing your first go-'round. If you're going up with classmates, just remember that everybody hates being there just as much as you do, are just as nervous (if not more) than you, and that it's just another hoop you have to jump through.

But it's impractical to think you're going to be sweet your first time up. If you don't fall flat on your face more than once throughout your pre-professional experience, just imagine how painful it'll be once you start your professional experience. Having these hiccups along the way will help you grow, not falter.

Stick with it, though, especially if you have good support around you (e.g., that one math teacher you talk to).[/QUOTE]

thanks Jom, that helped. i hyperventilate a lot even when i am not necessarily nervous, so ill see how i do. i appreciate the comments, i think i just need to not worry myself too much and just do what i know i am capable of. lol i hope they can understand what i am saying since i mumble and have a deep voice. i might be taking a speech class over the summer to help me speak more clearly

[QUOTE=guitrguy;16066284]what field?[/QUOTE]

Culinary Arts. I don't like my teacher either... he has some chip on his shoulder because he went to a 2 year college and works at ****ing Red Robin.

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066224]SET THEORY: Algebra of subsets of a set.[/quote]

Ok DeMorgan's laws and all that other funky junk, that's really not too bad

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066224]
Algebra of relations and functions.
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I asked about relations. :lol:

Functions (in the abstract algebra sense) aren't too bad, you just have to think about them a little harder than the ones you learned about in high school and remember not to get into / onto / one-to-one messed up.

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066224]
Cardinal and ordinal numbers and their arithmetic operations.
[/quote]

I don't know what you would do special with them. :)

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066224]
The well-ordering theorem, transfinite induction, and Zorn's lemma.
[/quote]

Idk about Zorn's lemma but I understand the Axiom of Choice, which is equivalent. I have no idea what the **** it's good for though. haha :lol:

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066224]
THEORY of NUMBERS: Prime and composite integers, number theoretic functions, diophantine equations, congruences, quadratic reciprocity, additive arithmetic.[/QUOTE]

Number theory: not my strong suit! :angry:

Whatever, I'm watching Futurama atm lol

i just took those descriptions off of the course description. futurama rules. Bender and Zoidberg are the best

[QUOTE=Nostalgia;16066302]Culinary Arts. I don't like my teacher either... he has some chip on his shoulder because he went to a 2 year college and works at ****ing Red Robin.[/QUOTE]

Yeah. Cooking is definitely one of those things you need to love to make a career out of. I worked in a Kitchen for over a year, and I began to loather it after a while.

[QUOTE=jrowa001;16066322]i just took those descriptions off of the course description. futurama rules. Bender and Zoidberg are the best[/QUOTE]

Yeah bro, just trying to give you an idea of what comes so you'll feel confident and prepared

Tbh most of the content of the Set Theory class has a slightly steep learning curve that levels off fast. A lot of it is just common sense—maybe you'll get to something called the 'pigeonhole principle', which is Kindergarten level logic and causes massive lulz—some of it is weird but fairly easy to understand, and then there are a few true challenges.

The hardest parts for me are the ones that don't appear to have any use at all ... the problem is not so much with understanding them as it is with connecting them to anything useful. I wonder what I'm going to do when I study groups in more detail because I understand most of the applications are in chemistry and physics, neither of which I have taken recently :angry:

btw—I'm convinced Zoidberg is the Yiddish Cthulhu

Some friends where starting to talk about music, started off with "Did you download that Dragon Force song?" and because they have Guitar Hero they think they are music experts. This one other guy who seems to know lots of bands compared to other people in school loves Linkin Park with a passion. He says music is his life.

I told the guy who was talking about DragonForce that, DragonForce are fast, but thats about it. There are better power metal bands. And he says what metal now. I say power metal and he says thats gay term.

Somehow the conversation changed when some other guy came in and said I gave him dirty links and he didn't like it (he said it sarcastically I know he loved the site >=l), other guys asked what? I told em it was just por[i]n[/i] and the convo turned into painful, disgusting things like "Kids in a Sandbox" and "2 Girls 1 Cup" and other random ****, it got to the point about some asian cutting his balls off for a billion dollars and someone said "I Bleed it out, digging deeper just to throw it away".

We laughed and the Linkin Park fanboy said, they have emo lyrics but the band isn't emo and the play alt rock. I said their nu-metal. Guy said they aren't metal. I said nu-metal. He said they aren't ****ing metal they are alt rock. Linkin Park fan said yea they are alt rock. I just stopped there, no way of getting to these guys. The LP fan thinks he knows so much about music and think LP can play good music =\

/rant

[QUOTE=DBlitz;16066507]
I told the guy who was talking about DragonForce that, DragonForce are fast, but thats about it. There are better power metal bands. And he says what metal now. I say power metal and he says thats gay term.
[/QUOTE]

hahaha

what a fag

It's the accepted label ... that's like saying "There are better Baroque composers than PDQ Bach" then him responding that 'Baroque' is a gay term

Tell him Dragonforce sounds like a Super Nintendo dying of a grand mal seizure

i was listening to comeback kid in the car

my friend was like, 'dude i dont like the vocals'

i was all like 'alright man'

he was all like 'turn on underoath'

i was all like 'hold on lets listen to a thursday song'

he was like 'alright cool'

then we listened to one thursday song and then i turned on underoath

He probably never heard of the term until today though.

HERMAN RI THLASH GUITAR LEARRY GOOD[i].[/i]

A friend saw a music video I made once with the song "Arms of Sorrow". A LP fan liked it. He hates growling/screaming though so didn't like other songs by KsE. One of my other friends fav band is Rammestein, LP fan said "Rammestein are pretty bad, even KsE are better". I said "WHAT?" (I like KsE, got me into metalcore) he said, "Come on, a black man screaming?"

Some people know I like metalcore (especially the two big LP fans) they said "metalcore is pretty ****, its just screaming and rawr rawr. Like Cannibal Corpse. SlipKnoT is considered good metalcore but I don't like em"

My friends are cool until they talk about music, but the two LP fans only talk about music so... they get annoying.

Rammstein are cool

I haven't listened to them in a while tbh because they dig up bad memories (esp. [i]Ohne Dich[/i])

slipknot are awful in any case

lol ' they dig up bad memories ' ;[

Should I click 'View Post' y/n?

dongs

agreed

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Heil mein bruders!

vat

What's up? Got my test soon.

What kind of test?

Spanish.

Si! Lol, that's all I know.

That's about all I know too...

Hahahahaha, study up before you go in there to take that test.

Yeah, gonna go study. Later man.

I've got a big physics test tomorrow.