Welcome to either my Algebra 1 or Math Skills class! I look forward to working with each of you this year. All I ask is that you respect me and each other and try your best. Because there are so many ways to understand and solve problems, people will have different math skills and will take different amounts of time to work through problems. As you’ll see, each person has skills to contribute to everyone’s understanding. I can’t emphasize enough how cool I think math is. It allows you to solve problems and challenge your brain. Even math that you think you’ll never use in the real world makes you a better problem solver. Plus, numbers are just super cool in general. If you don’t believe me, I’ll prove it to you :)