Mathography

 

Write a letter about yourself that will help me get to know you as an individual.  The letter should address the following topics.  The questions provided are suggestions to help you get started.

 

1.  About you: By what name do you like to be called?  With whom do you live?  What languages do you speak?  What are your interests, talents, and hobbies?  What are you proud of?  When is your birthday?

 

2.  You are as a Math student: Describe your math memories from kindergarten until now.  What experiences in math have you liked?  Why?  What math class are you currently in? 

 

3.  You as a student:  What are you like as a student?  What are your academic strengths and weaknesses? What are your favorite courses? What have you like about them? Do you like working in a team or as an individual?  Why?

 

4.  If you have time:  Tell me anything else interesting about yourself.  What are your hopes and dreams for high school, for life?  Do you want to go to college? What would you like to do for a living?  If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?  If you had a super power what would it be? Why? If you could have a conversation with anyone living or dead, who would it be?  What would you ask them?  Answer a philosophical question like: what is more important money or friendship, why?  Are humans destroying the world? If so, how do we save it?  What does success mean?