Damion Beth
@damionbeth.bsky.social
HS Math Teacher (AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC), HS Math Coach. Views expressed are entirely my own. #MTBoS
#iteachmath #mtbos Does anyone have a course for students who are NOT ready yet for Algebra 2? After the Algebra 1, Geometry sequence?? With all students having to enter at Algebra 1, but then want to be ready for college options, many juniors are taking Alg 2 that do not have the needed skills.
April 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#iteachmath #mtbos Does anyone have a course for students who are NOT ready yet for Algebra 2? After the Algebra 1, Geometry sequence?? With all students having to enter at Algebra 1, but then want to be ready for college options, many juniors are taking Alg 2 that do not have the needed skills.
Why is it so hard for students to remember and/or retrieve any information beyond 24 hours any longer?
February 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Why is it so hard for students to remember and/or retrieve any information beyond 24 hours any longer?
Glad to be given the opportunity to present at the WMC Annual Conference again this coming May. I got two proposals accepted, one I've done before and one that is new. Can't wait to see everyone again! #iteachmath #wmc2025
January 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Glad to be given the opportunity to present at the WMC Annual Conference again this coming May. I got two proposals accepted, one I've done before and one that is new. Can't wait to see everyone again! #iteachmath #wmc2025
Welp, break is done after tonight. 12 days off, I didn't step foot in school on 4 of them. Basketball season is a killer!
Let's get after it tomorrow!
Let's get after it tomorrow!
January 2, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Welp, break is done after tonight. 12 days off, I didn't step foot in school on 4 of them. Basketball season is a killer!
Let's get after it tomorrow!
Let's get after it tomorrow!
Been a very basketball start to break after sending students off Friday. HS game Friday night, Bucks game Saturday night, Badger game this afternoon. Now I can relax a bit....
December 22, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Been a very basketball start to break after sending students off Friday. HS game Friday night, Bucks game Saturday night, Badger game this afternoon. Now I can relax a bit....
I am really REALLY struggling with student retention and accountability this year in my Algebra 2 classes. Ideas or hints?? We've done activities, practice, notes, discussions...if 5-10 minutes have passed, it's like what we just did or talked about never happened! #iteachmath #mtbos
December 10, 2024 at 4:59 PM
I am really REALLY struggling with student retention and accountability this year in my Algebra 2 classes. Ideas or hints?? We've done activities, practice, notes, discussions...if 5-10 minutes have passed, it's like what we just did or talked about never happened! #iteachmath #mtbos
"What did you do your first day of break?" I'm at school at 8am ready for practice. Same for Friday. That's the part I forget about; winter sport coaches really don't get their breaks due to practices and games.
November 27, 2024 at 2:02 PM
"What did you do your first day of break?" I'm at school at 8am ready for practice. Same for Friday. That's the part I forget about; winter sport coaches really don't get their breaks due to practices and games.
Did completing the square visually with the box method today in Algebra 2. Student had a genuinely happy 'aha' moment seeing that a solution of x=4+-3 mean the axis of symmetry was at x=4 and the intercepts were each 3 units away!
November 22, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Did completing the square visually with the box method today in Algebra 2. Student had a genuinely happy 'aha' moment seeing that a solution of x=4+-3 mean the axis of symmetry was at x=4 and the intercepts were each 3 units away!
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Am I missing something on this sign on many of our doors at our middle school? A door won't protect you if closed? If not, why have the door?
January 21, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Am I missing something on this sign on many of our doors at our middle school? A door won't protect you if closed? If not, why have the door?
It's Friday, I've given tests in 4 of my 6 sections, and I only have 21 tests that need to get made up from missing class. Sweet!
November 15, 2024 at 5:42 PM
It's Friday, I've given tests in 4 of my 6 sections, and I only have 21 tests that need to get made up from missing class. Sweet!
Oh my goodness, for the first time in FOREVER, I feel like I'm connecting with the greater community again! I forgot how much I missed this good feeling! Now, if I could get my tech and hoops coaching stuff here, I'd be set to ditch the doom bird machine once and for all!
November 15, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Oh my goodness, for the first time in FOREVER, I feel like I'm connecting with the greater community again! I forgot how much I missed this good feeling! Now, if I could get my tech and hoops coaching stuff here, I'd be set to ditch the doom bird machine once and for all!
5 days until I start Year 20 of coaching hoops. Looking forward to the group of boys we've got this year; gonna surprise some folks!
November 14, 2024 at 4:35 AM
5 days until I start Year 20 of coaching hoops. Looking forward to the group of boys we've got this year; gonna surprise some folks!
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If someone had shown me this in high school, I would know a lot more math today. Integration was the first thing in math that seemed surprisingly difficult, and I assumed I just wasn't good at it rather than that it was inherently hard.
xkcd.com/2117/
xkcd.com/2117/
February 14, 2024 at 11:49 PM
If someone had shown me this in high school, I would know a lot more math today. Integration was the first thing in math that seemed surprisingly difficult, and I assumed I just wasn't good at it rather than that it was inherently hard.
xkcd.com/2117/
xkcd.com/2117/
Part of developing testing endurance is being able to NOT come back to me during a test and asking me "is this right?", "how do I do this?", "what does this mean?" every 5 minutes during a test.
February 9, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Part of developing testing endurance is being able to NOT come back to me during a test and asking me "is this right?", "how do I do this?", "what does this mean?" every 5 minutes during a test.
It'd be cool to have time to have a hobby.
February 9, 2024 at 4:04 AM
It'd be cool to have time to have a hobby.
I give up. Nothing I do is good enough in my classroom it seems.
January 26, 2024 at 6:31 PM
I give up. Nothing I do is good enough in my classroom it seems.
Am I missing something on this sign on many of our doors at our middle school? A door won't protect you if closed? If not, why have the door?
January 21, 2024 at 12:43 AM
Am I missing something on this sign on many of our doors at our middle school? A door won't protect you if closed? If not, why have the door?
@deck.blue Does your app auto-refresh columns as new posts come in? Mine doesn't seem to be doing that, and I just have to refresh the whole page. Am I missing something simple?
December 23, 2023 at 11:20 PM
@deck.blue Does your app auto-refresh columns as new posts come in? Mine doesn't seem to be doing that, and I just have to refresh the whole page. Am I missing something simple?
...and now for a few days of rest...
December 23, 2023 at 2:55 AM
...and now for a few days of rest...
I am almost beyond frustrated with how BEHIND my calculus kids are in mathematical knowledge. Makes getting any progress in calc done an absolute chore. I have to keep telling myself, "this is nearing the end of the COVID bubble"....hopefully.
November 27, 2023 at 6:52 PM
I am almost beyond frustrated with how BEHIND my calculus kids are in mathematical knowledge. Makes getting any progress in calc done an absolute chore. I have to keep telling myself, "this is nearing the end of the COVID bubble"....hopefully.
Still trying to figure out where I should prioritize my math networking post-Twitter/X. Bouncing between here, Mathstodon, and Threads. Seeing some life popping up here all of a sudden for some reason. #mtbos
November 23, 2023 at 2:27 AM
Still trying to figure out where I should prioritize my math networking post-Twitter/X. Bouncing between here, Mathstodon, and Threads. Seeing some life popping up here all of a sudden for some reason. #mtbos
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What is @damionbeth.bsky.social's argument for SMP #5?
Hear him and others debate the "best SMP" in our latest episode this Thursday!
#DebateMath
Hear him and others debate the "best SMP" in our latest episode this Thursday!
#DebateMath
October 31, 2023 at 7:03 PM
What is @damionbeth.bsky.social's argument for SMP #5?
Hear him and others debate the "best SMP" in our latest episode this Thursday!
#DebateMath
Hear him and others debate the "best SMP" in our latest episode this Thursday!
#DebateMath