Here is the math problem for the week. Remember, the first person to post the correct answer will win a Chick-Fil-A biscuit on Friday, March 21. Answers must be submitted no later than Thursday, March 20 @ 5:00 p.m. Good luck!
Which pizza gives you more for your money, a 12-inch-diameter round pizza for $10.95 or an 8-inch-square pizza for $7.49?
The following is a short biography of Pres. Woodrow Wilson, our 28th President. His story proves that if you work hard and don't give up, you are capable of overcoming disabilities and become successful. I thought his story was inspring:
Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the U.S., was born in 1856. He was one of four children. Despite having an educated father, who was a minister, and an attentive mother, Wilson was a terrible student who didn't learn the alphabet until he was 9 years old, and he couldn't read until he was almost 12 years old. His teachers all thought that he was "slow". Historians now think that Wilson had a form of dyslexia.
His parents were supportive of Wilson, even though they thought him a "dolt" and a "lost cause" when it came to book learning. Instead, they encouraged his learning through alternative methods. The family would spend Sundays studying the Bible and traveling. His parents would encourage Wilson to speak about things he saw in great detail in order to develop his communication skills. This ability allowed Wilson to develop his speech and debating skills in his later life that led him into politics.
Wilson loved to learn, and he taught himself shorthand to compensate for his lack of handwriting ability. He had the determination and self-discipline to want to succeed, and despite his learning disability, Wilson became the first president to earn a doctorate degree.
Though he never was able to read well his entire life, Wilson became a professor and later was elected President of Princeton University. He became Governor of New Jersy and was elected as President of the U.S. in 1912. His accomplishments before the US entered WWI awarded him the Nobel Prize in 1919. This remarkable man, who had so much trouble reading his WHOLE life, yet accomplished for much, died in 1924.
Last summer I had the opportunity to go to Switzerland with my husband and 4 other fellow teachers. We went hiking in the Swiss Alps almost every day. It was so much fun and so beautiful! Traveling to foreign countries is so much fun. It is nice getting to know people who are completely different from you. Diversity in people and diversity in landscape is a wonderful thing. Okay, enough personal photos--now, back to Math! (BTW, click on the picture and it will get larger)
This is a picture of my male cat, Gabriel. I have three cats, Linda, Anna, and Gabriel. Gabriel is the sweetest cat of all. He looks a little sad in this picture. I think we took it after my son went back to college and I think Gabriel misses him. Click on the picture and it will enlarge.
