Find suitable car - Georgia found a Volkswagon Cabria for $3487.00 - she had to find the sales tax, add that to cost, then arrange loan from bank at a rate of 7% for five year loan. Next, she had to find total costs for car per month including car payment, insurance on car, and the allotted amount for gasoline. This goes in to her budget.
Assignment
Work on project
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Georgia is doing so well. She is even going to make 2 budgets - one for the assigned reality project and one for next year when she goes to college. This was her idea and she is very "into" this. Great session!
Finish giving criteria for the reality project - discuss format for showing results of this assignment and explain how to show the information on a pie chart. Remember that ALL steps must be addressed/explained and problem-solving must be shown on separate sheet. Today work with job, wages, taxes, etc. to find monthly income, then begin with settling on an apartment and finding the costs involved.
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
Georgia seems to really be enjoying this project. She stays involved throughout the class time (even the two hour periods). It's great to work with her.
Continue project - today give specifics for buying a car. Cost of car plus sales tax (1.065 x cost of car) is amount to borrow from bank. Use the following information to determine the cost of insurance per month.
Year Type of Car - Standard Sports SUV
1960-1989 $150.00 $200.00 $175.00
1990-1999 $175.00 $250.00 $200.00
2000-New $200.00 $275.00 $230.00
Cost of gas per week - standard car $40.00 - sports car $50.00 - SUV $70.00.
All of the above will determine your total car expenses for a month.
Assignment
Continue with project
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Georgia is working well. She is checking about jobs and apartments - very interesting.
Begin project called "Reality Lab" Explain that this involves practical math and decision-making in the real world. 1) Get a job (with only a high school education - no special training) and pay is based on 40 hours per week - calculate take home pay after taxes (use 0.85 for withholding tax) This is the amount of money left to spend each month
2) Find an apartment (1, 2, or 3 bedroom)amount of rent plus costs for electricity, house phone, cable tv, and internet
Assignment
Work on project
Session Minutes
120
Minutes Student Attended
120
Lesson Comments
We were only able to get started and will continue with buying a car, etc. Georgia is really into this project. Yeh!!
Learn to compute sales tax and to read sales tax table and find total costs.
Learn to give change to a customer using the fewest coins and bills (use the count down method)
Go over exercise A orally - answer questions
Complete exercises B and C - check for accuracy
Assignment
None
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Georgia understands the basic concept, but is making careless errors. For example, in counting change she may be short a penny or two. She needs to work on accuracy.
Georgia will be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Georgia typically claims that she can't "do" fractions anytime she is asked to a problem containing fractions. I want her to feel more comfortable when solving problems that contain fractions.
Georgia is very cooperative and if she doesn't understand something, she will ask questions so that she can do the exercises. I really like that in attitude in a student. She will fax me the chapter review exercises tomorrow.
