We discussed an ongoing international conference on climate change in which the French representative is recommending that a pending agreement exclude the U. S. We then explored possible motivations for either embrace of the issue of man-made, malignant climate change or skepticism. As for 2016, we discussed what Carly Fiorina brings to the festivities. And then discussed the mechanics of the Electoral College.

We went over some topics in Set Theory. I wrote some notes for him to look over and review to lock in the memory of the symbols and their meaning.

We reviewed the first week of the summer study program that I created to prepare Cal for the Human Geography class at Dreyfus in the fall.

Today, Cal and I worked on Algebra and Geometry problems from the Post-Test in the study guide. This included understanding easy ways to solve systems of multiple equations and multiple unknowns. Cal needs to keep practicing repetition of these types of problems to solidify his ability to move terms from one side of an equal sign to the other, combine like terms, remove variables from the denominator of an expression, and factor complex polynomial equations.

We created a comprehensive lesson plan to study the world from a Human Geography perspective.

We reviewed the continents of Europe and Asia in terms of major countries, languages, cities and landmarks.

Today, Cal and I worked on problems from the first practice test. I intentionally made Cal work the first ten problems alone during the first fifteen minutes of class as a way to test his ability to solve Alegbra 1 level problems quickly. Cal and I worked through word problems, solving systems with multiple unknowns using multiple equations, and geometry problems.

We talked about the various competing factions in the Middle East, some of their differences and similarities. ISIS is a Sunni Muslim coalition. Iran and a good chunk of Iraq are Shia and detest Sunnis. Bashar Al-Assad, Syria's ruler is Alawite which are Shia too, but they are modernized and Western in outlook as well as being a minority in Syria. We also discussed the conflicting statements from high Administration officials regarding Iraq's lack of willingness to fight ISIS.

Today, Cal and I worked through the remainder of problems in the text for understanding geometry and ways to relate Algebra to word problems. Cal asked for an assistance with one of his problems from the chapter on Discrete Mathematics. Cal worked on a number of problems that required a good understanding of the Pythagorean Theorem. We also discussed the ideas behind the equations used to relate dimensions of simple polygons to the area of the polygons. We also worked through using variables to represent parts of a geometric figure, such as an angle or an unknown length.

We did a broad overview of the world in terms of its major geographical features. We utilized a doc that I had prepared for this purpose.