1. What do you think that you'll remember the most about your experience in learning so far? (Think of specific academic and nonacademic experiences, good and bad teachers, usefull and useless assignments, various learning situations both in and off campus)

2. List the most important things you would like to learn. How do you know that they are the most important things?

3. In learning something that you really want to know, how much can you rely on experts?
   The Importance of Math

   You probably know many young women who lose interest in math. They enjoyed it in grade school and were very good at it, but gradually they lost the motivation to learn it. It has nothing to do with ability. The ability is still there. Somehow the girls just aquired the notion that math is "unfeminine", "too hard" or chose to believe that brains are "uncool". These are some of the many excuses that we've heard.

   However we want you to know the facts. You need to take math. Did you know that three years of high school math will give you more career options than almost any other subject? A great array of clerical jobs in banking, insurance, business, and government need workers with math skills. Not to mention engineers, scientists and technicians.

   If you are planning to go to college, taking some math classes in high school is essential. If you have an interest in science or engineering, you need to take precalculus (math analysis) and possibly calculus. You also need to score well on the math section of the SAT. Many colleges will not admit you without a solid math foundation. It is true that various majors will require different levels of mathmatical knowledge. Hovever, all of them require an ability to think analytically. Your mastery of math gaurantees your good analytic skills.

   Think about your own mathematical experience. How important is it for you to learn math?

   If not what is your excuse?