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

What do you want to be when you grow up?

What do you want to be when you grow up? You may think that this a silly question but many people are still trying to figure out why they are here. The world is changing and this new economy is forcing many to rethink their career choices. Think about how you ended up in your career. How did you start working in the profession that you are in? Was it happenstance or did you go through formal training? Did you dream about becoming who are you are today when you were a little child? However you got here, you are here! You have managed to successfully carve out your niche but is this really your niche? So, what do you want to be when you grow up?

If you are in transition and you are caught between a layoff and a layup, now is the time to think about what you have been called to do. What you have been called to do is innate to you. It is something you love and it is something that you would do that is effortless. You do not get stressed about this calling because you love it. It comes natural to you. This gift inspires, motivates and impacts others positively. It brings out the best in you. It is a part who you really have been called to be and what you have been called to do. It is something you will do even if you are not compensated. It excites you and causes you to excite others.

Let us look at these times as a time to become who we really have been called to be and not settle on what we happened to become. Transitions are made to move you through life’s roads so you do not get stuck in the same lane. Get in your own lane and work out your dream!

It is time to learn something new! Invest in you!
Keep on moving, don’t stop!

Freya S. Williams, MBA, PHR
Adult Learning Coach
Inspire Learning Solutions
Supplemental Education and Motivation for the Adult Learner
www.inspirelearningsolutions.com
inspirelearning1@gmail.com