asktheteacher math - Silicon Valley High School

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Hi ,


I am Ms. Cherie, your teacher for . Thank you for choosing to take my course.

For the last 29 years, I have been teaching math. Some years it has been formally in the class room and others it is just in the day to day, making teaching math moments. My love for math came when I started to see the creative and beautiful side of math, not the endless computations. In fact, I thought I was terrible at math until the middle of high school, and I loathed Geometry. Now Geometry is my favorite! I believe everyone can learn math if they try and persevere. Did you know, research shows that our brains grow when we make mistakes or struggle through a process! I spend my free time with my four kids and my German Shepherd, Kora. I enjoy bike riding, going to the beach and Starbucks! I look forward to getting to know you!

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