April Is National Math Month

It's National Math month and I know many of you are saying, so what I hate Math. Well, to my Math lovers it's a great time for us to share our love of Math. For those of us who "hate Math" as my adult students tell me, then you wish this month would quickly pass by.

I'm here to share with you my top 10 reasons to love Math!

10.) Math can help you count your money.
9.) Math can empower you to make more money - This knowlege is priceless!
8.) Math is a universal language! - It can be applied in any profession
7.) Math makes you feel and look smart! Just say something like "Pie R Squared!" - Math folks know what that means. :-)
6.) Math can keep you from getting cheated
5.) Math can help you solve problems - even your relationship problems (LOL)
4.) Math can help you get a job!
3.) Math can build your analytical skills
2.) Math gets you respect - if you can crunch numbers, people respect you!
1.) Math brings you closer to your kids. Yes, they will think you are the smartest person in the world if you can help them with a Math problem. Guess what? To them you are.

So, explore Math today. Do some problems with your kids and watch how much they respect you. Here's a problem you can do with them.

Mrs. O. Angle has 12 students in her advanced algebra class. On a recent test, the average was 80. When Beth asked for her score, Mrs. Angle could not find it, but she did remember adding Beth's score in the average. She also remembered that Beth had passed. These are the scores of the other students:
65, 65, 70, 70, 80, 85, 85, 90, 90, 90, 100

Tell how Mrs. Angle can figure out the missing score. What is that score?
Find the answer at: http://sln.fi.edu/school/math2/april.html

Visit the National Math Month webiste http://www.mathaware.org/index.html to learn more about Math events around the country.

Lastly, here's a corny Math joke:
"Students nowadays are so clueless", the math professor complains to a colleague. "Yesterday, a student came to my office hours and wanted to know if General Calculus was a Roman war hero..."

Until next time, keep on focusing your goals. You can make it if you don't quit!

Freya S. Williams, MBA, PHR
Founder of Inspire Learning Solutions
"Supplemental Education and Motivation for Adult Learners
www.adultlearningcoach.blogspot.com
inspirelearning1@gmail.com

It's Time to Go Back to School

Hi, it's Freya, your Adult Learning Coach!

Have you been pondering if you should return to school or not? Are you wondering about your future and if you have the skills to succeed? Do you need to improve your writing, communication, math or analytical skills? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it is time for you to explore returning to school.

So where do you start you may ask? Well, as your coach, I'm going to help you get there. First let's assess where you are.

What is your highest level of education?
What do you desire to do?
What makes you happy each day that you would do for free?

Answering these questions can help you get to where you want to be so you don't waste time starting school and stopping school. When I was in undergrad, I changed my major three times! I wanted to be a mechanical engineer because they made the most money at the time. Silly me. I then changed my major to architectural engineering because I loved to draw and design. I fell into Mathematics and Computer Science because I had a basketball scholarship to Claflin University and I wanted to keep it. I had taken all of my Mathematics course and I did not want to transfer to South Carolina State University to finish the Engineering program, so I just said I'll double-major in Computer Science! What a plan! LOL. While it paid off, it wasn't a real plan. I went around the world and back to find my true passions, which are training, teaching and tutoring!

I'm now doing what I love which is training. I teach adult students how to succeed. I have taught the following courses: Math, Business, Information Technology, Communication, Team Building, and the list goes on. My students excel because failing is not an option!

My goal is to help you circumvent all the distractions and help you find your niche, your goals and your purpose and help you achieve them. So what, you didn't do well the first time that you were in school. So what you hate Math. So what you can't write a lick! Even with all those so whats, you can still improve your skills by going back to school.

So, let's remove all the excuses and get started. Find the program that works for you. Do you need to be in a classroom setting or can you succeed in an online setting? Are you an independent learner or do you learn better collaborating with others? Do like to communicate in front of others or are you shy? Do love crunching numbers or do numbers make you run and hide?

Let me coach you to success! I'm your Adult Learning Coach, Freya S. Williams. Contact me if you are ready to go the next level. I'll help you get there.

Freya S. Williams, MBA, PHR
Founder of Inspire Learning Solutions
"Supplemental Motivation and Education for all Learners"
inspirelearning1@gmail.com
www.adultlearningcoach.blogspot.com