We began the lesson by reviewing HW. J.Paul made simple calculation errors, but showed understanding of the fundamentals we reviewed. Today we focused on the application of Factoring - what is the purpose, and how can we apply it to real world scenarios? We tied in J.Paul's likeness for golf with problems such as "If a golfer hits a ball modeled by this function ________, how long will it take for the ball to hit the ground?" We used the Smart Board (Desmos graphing calculator) to show on a graph what Factoring a function can do for us (it shows us where the graph intersects the x-axis). We also reviewed the Quadratic formula and confirmed it will NOT be given to him on the ACT formula sheet - he will need to have it memorized. Lastly - J.Paul earned 1% Bonus on his first Test because I made a calculation error, he caught it, questioned it, and explained to me why I was wrong. I loved that! It showed me he was really paying attention (instead of just following along with what I was saying but truly not understanding).