Blog 16: Answer 2

1. What is the best technique to teach Algebra in terms of maximizing scores on standardized tests?

2. The best technique to teaching Algebra in terms of maximizing scores on standardized tests is by implementing teamwork in the classroom.

3. The best technique to teaching Algebra in terms of maximizing scores on standardized tests is by maintaining good communication between students and parents?

4.1 Good communication allows for constant monitoring of students.
4.2 Good communication allows teachers to seem more approachable about aspects of the class that students might find difficult
4.3 Good communication also allows teachers and parents to assure one another that everything is okay with he student and that they are excelling in class.

5. Gallegher, Emily. "The Effects of Teacher-Student Relationships: Social and Academic Outcomes of Low-Income Middle and High School Students - Applied Psychology OPUS - NYU Steinhardt." The Effects of Teacher-Student Relationships: Social and Academic Outcomes of Low-Income Middle and High School Students - Applied Psychology OPUS - NYU Steinhardt. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2014.

6. "Building Parent-Teacher Relationships." Reading Rockets. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2015.
"The Positive Teacher-Student Relationship." The Positive Teacher-Student Relationship. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Nov. 2014.

7. I beleive that without proper communication between teachers students and parents, not much can be completed in the classroom. However, with the correct amount of attention and constant communication, students can easily prosper in the class and in life.