Saguaro High School - Sentinel Yearbook (Scottsdale, AZ)

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I Math Department Uses Basic Approacl by Kelley Hancock This year the mathematics department had a common approach to teaching. 'tWe are trying to encourage the students, said Walter Hoffman, head of the department. The mathematics teachers met for many hours and the result was a three page sheet of common ideas, goals, and miles. These included rules on scoring, grading, and me- Mr. Walt Hoffman, department chaimxan and photog- raphy buff, checks out who is aiming the camera at him for a change. PHOTO BY WILLIAMS Mr. Eldon Cozort helps Victor Scazzola arrive at the correct answer in Algebra II. PHOTO BY WILLIAMS I36 Mathematics thods to prevent cheating. The main goal of the math department was to take math more enjoyable for the students. These ideals were encouraged and shared by all of the teachers. Although there was still individuality of teachers, there was a more unified teaching effort among them. In their junior year, students had to take a ninth grade levelmath waiver exam. If they failed, they were placed in a consumer math class their senior year. Consumer math was a course designed to teach basic math skills used in every day life. The basic skills that were taught in- cluded learning how to handle independent living expenses, balancing a checkbook, and filling out income taxes. Mrs. Carol Dobson, teacher of consumer math said, ' 'lt is a very valuable classfor everyone.

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Miss Julie Berkel discusses Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with Chris Joy, Burt Howell, Randy Udelman and Robyn Richards. Mary Hewitt Peggy Mosier Sue Haley Robert Wimberly Dee Hainlen, department aide Sit? by Randy Udelman I like teaching. It's a great deal offun. There is a lot of freshness and uniqueness involved in it, and it has a lot ofspontane- ity unlike other jobs, said Miss Julie Ber- kel, the English department chairperson. Miss Berkel graduated from ASU in 1970, and has been teaching full time for ll years. She has been the department chair- person for two years. I enjoy the stimulation and challenge of helping students discover their talents and abilities as they write, think, and read, Miss Berkel said. She is responsible for many events and happenings in the English Department. Every 4 to 6 weeks, she attends the English depart- ment chairpersons' meeting at which she rec- ommends curriculum changes, and from which she passes along information to other teachers. Miss Berkel enjoys traveling very much. She has been on seven trips to Europe, four of which were chaperoning student trips. She also enjoys collecting unicorns. Said Miss Berkel, I've got quite a collection of ceramics and drawingsg they are all over my bedroom. English 135

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