Casey's Corner

Casey is a name that has many meanings. When we named him the English meaning of "one who brings peace" caught our attention. In Celtic it means brave, in Spanish it means honorable and in French it means pure. So we think of Casey as our "brave, pure, and honorable bringer of peace."

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Division Tables

Casey is learning math through a program called ALEKS. Currently Casey is in grade 3 but is working to complete the grade 4 curriculum. Casey is very methodical in his approach to math. He likes to think things over and is not the type to quickly speed through a problem. Once he works through something it really sticks in his mind. Recently a feature was added to ALEKS that allows students to work on multiplication and division tables. Casey decided to tackle the division tables first because he says they are easier. The way the program works requires the student to provide answers in rapid succession and if you don't answer quickly it stops you and quickly reviews the element of the table that you didn't answer fast enough. It has been fun to watch Casey as he has been able to adjust to answering the questions proficiently without the time running out. This program requires you to answer fast and Casey caught on really quick.

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