Teacher: Mr. Matt Micek  mmicek@opusd.org  Classes: AP Statistics, CP Statistics, Intro to Data Science WELCOME TO THE STATCUBE WEBSITE! Congratulations to the students who passed previous College Board AP Statistics exams, thus saving tuition money, earning university credits, and a large amount of respect on your college campus, at family gatherings, and most-of-all, in your own mind!    BACK TO SCHOOL EVE    I believe every student can learn Mathematics, especially Statistics & Data Science, if you are willing to work at it.    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 inherited "bad math genes."   2022-23 PAST WORK     Struggle = Progress  https://www.edutopia.org/article/neuroscience-behind-productive-struggle       If there is no struggle, then there is no progress. Frederick Douglass       There is no great satisfaction from doing that which is easy.      The Importance of Struggle       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 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 and Matt Micek       KEYS to SUCCESS  In Statistics class...& lots of Stuff: 1. Read the Book/Slides     slowly   2. Start HW/Study Early     11pm≠early   3. Share thought w/ Teammates/Classmates b4 turning in HW as studying for Quiz/Tests after receiving graded HW, Quizzes, Tests   4. Enjoy the Struggle     b comfortable w/ the uncomfortable     5. Grin Occasionally    6. Repeat Errday                 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?           Most of Success is Practice.  The rest of it (success) is Work.  John Wooden         Everything you want is on the other side of Work. Monty Williams             It is what you learn after you know it all that really counts.