When I first saw the quadratic formula, I was amazed that there existed such a thing no less a way to gain this elegant formula. For those who remember, this method gives a sure-fire way of getting the clarification to those things we call quadratic, or second-degree equations, in mathematics. For many students, this method is a horror of grand proportions and its mastery seems no more probable than astonishing it rich with the lottery. However, with some novel techniques and some different approaches, the mastery of this formula--which provides a linchpin to comprehension algebra on a deeper level--becomes a walk in the park.
In fairness to the readers out there who are not well-known with my writings and teachings, let me point out to them that getting to the heart of the matter has all the time been my prime focus in whatever field or policy I am teaching. The core of the Wiz Kid Teaching Philosophy, which I have created and catalogued over the past twenty years or so, hinges on getting right to the heart of the matter. someone else way of putting this, albeit more luridly, is that I like to go right for the jugular. Such is the case in teaching the quadratic formula.
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In my Wiz Kid Algebracadabra series, I teach the method of quadratic compression. Basically, this method "chunks" the quadratic method down to pieces, each of which is nothing else but digested by the student. The quadratic method is nothing else but a mouthful; however, the chunked-down version is quite manageable. Moreover, once students see this method, they start to perceive that they can apply this methodology to other areas of their studies, arrival out ahead of the pack and obviating much of their frustration and confusion.
The charm of the method of Quadratic Compression is that it takes a difficult method and decomposes it into a few easy pieces. Once students see this, they are no longer intimidated by this celebrated formula; moreover, they are less inclined to be intimidated in the time to come by newly introduced formulas and equations. Now what could be great than that. No fear equals enhanced academic success. And you know what parents?: when your kids do well in school, you can go about your life with less headaches. That's a deal everyone can live with.
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