Oak Park High School

WELCOME TO THE STATCUBE ONLINE!     Congratulations to the students who passed previous College Board AP Statistics exams, thus saving tuition money, earning university credits, & a large amount of respect at college, at family gatherings, and most-of-all, in your own mind!    Kalpana Chawla   Dr. Ahn's closing paragraph:    I believe every student can learn Mathematics, especially Statistics & Data Science, if you are willing to work at it.  And enjoy the work.   Mindset Dr. Boaler     Success in the course will be a CHALLENGE.  It will require consistency and perseverance.  But you can do it.  Yes, even if you think you inherited "bad math genes."   curiosity & perseverance   Neuroscience of Struggle     Struggle is Good Article   If there is no struggle, then there is no progress. (Frederick Douglass)       There is no great satisfaction from doing that which is easy.      The reward for having done something difficult, is having done it.     Successful People habitually do the things unsuccessful people dont do. Welcome to Mr Micek's Class   In all likelihood, this year will be a memorably great time in your life!     Welcome the struggle.   Life (and higher mathematics) is difficult.    As soon as we realize that, and   come to expect life to be hard,   it tends to get a little easier.    (Scott Peck & Matt Micek)   KEYS to SUCCESS  In Statistics class...& lots of Stuff:   1. Read the Book/Slides/G Classroom     slowly   2.  Take Notes in class! write when the instructor writes   3.  Participate in class speak/try even when uncertain   4. Start HW/Study Early     11pm the eve before due date ≠ early   5. Share thought w/ Teammates/Classmates b4 turning in HW as studying for Quiz/Tests after receiving graded HW, Quizzes, Tests   6. Enjoy the Struggle     b comfortable w/ the uncomfortable     7. Grin Occasionally    8. Repeat Everyday seriously...math is a performing art... one has to practice 5+days/week   Use Weekends!     Flatscreen vs 3-D Living         Do 3 things every day: 1.  Laugh 2.  Think 3.  Feel so deeply that you cry     Dont Give Up. Dont Ever Give Up. Jim Valvano     Remember George, No one is a failure who has friends.  You really have a wonderful life!  Each man's life touches so many other lives.  Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?         Hope is a Good Thing. Maybe, the Best of Things.   What are you hoping for that is really grand...really noble...truly significant?      DREAM BIG, FOR WHEN YOU HAVE STOPPED, YOU MAY STILL EXIST, BUT YOU ARE NO LONGER LIVING.   Mr. Matt Micek   mmicek@opusd.org AP Statistics, CP Statistics     Everything you want is on the other side of Work. (Monty Williams)   PREVIOUS WORK 2024-25   PAST ASSIGNMENTS 2023-24       Most of Success is Practice.  The rest of it (success) is Work.  (John Wooden)             Family