My life as a Mathematician–really!

I am a mathematician, really I am.

I went to college and received a degree in Mathematics, so that makes me a mathematician.

For 15 years I shared my knowledge and love of math with students, as I taught math (and loved everyday of it). Now that my time as a math teacher is done I still use mathematics.

• I use logic and problem solving strategies when I write the master schedule for my school. These same skills come into play whenever I need to plan events that alter the normal schedule.
• I use math (mostly arithmetic) when I develop and manage my yearly budget. This actually takes up a great deal of my time during the middle and end of the school year.
• Given the large amounts of data and statistics I get from the piles of tests we are required to give the students, I use my knowledge of statistics, analysis and prediction a lot. I have to understand what the numbers are saying and how to develop plans to improve the learning and achievement in my school.

There is more….I use math at home as well. When I do home projects I usually rely on some geometry (imagine using something that is 3000 years old to solve a problem today!). I also use arithmetic and a bit of algebra now and then as well.

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