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Helping students develop the understanding and habits of mind necessary to thinking critically, and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century is primary goal. Good habits of mind are reflected in what Dewey (1929) calls a "disciplined mind":

Qualities of people who have such a mind include "a willingness to play with ideas, to explore alternative paths or procedures, to approach situations inquisitively, to persevere, to emphasize sense making and reasoning, and to find excitement in learning". Such thinking includes the processes of science: making comparisons, generalizing, recording observations, and revisiting one's views because of new information. Most students today shy away from a situation that is "doubtful." Indeed, they too often become frustrated and are quick to abandon problems for which they have no clear method of approach.*
 * A disciplined mind takes delight in the problematic...The scientific attitude may almost be defined as that which is capable of enjoying the doubtful.**

It's the beginning to a new school year - 2009-10
**Welcome to Mrs. Lott's Wikispace for students in Applied Math classes at Hillcrest High School. Resources and links to the left help you access learning concepts used in the class. These include items such as links to Disclosure, assignments and due dates, test information, handouts, and other learning helps. Members to the site can access videos & pictures completed by students. You can also connect to links for math games and activities, study skills and resources to help you with tests & career options. To become a member, follow the links in the upper left-hand menu. You'll need an e-mail address to complete the request. Check your e-mail within a day or two, and you'll receive a link to www.lottamath.wikispace.com that provides access to all of the pages on the menu!**

**Remember, if you don't like math yet, it is because you have done it enough! (No kidding.)**  **While some of the links will take you to sites that have advertisements on them, please understand that I do not endorse or recommend any of these products. Let's have a great school year!**

**Sincerely, Mrs. Lott**

"It should be possible to explain the laws of physics to a barmaid." - Albert Einstien
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 * quoted on the Math Connections website, from "Habits of Mind," Wheatley (1991) & (Chapin, 1997, 6)