My name is Armando and i’m from Hells Kitchen, NYC. Lived there my whole life and will probably never leave. I’m Puerto Rican, and speak English and Spanish.
I wanted to be a Math teacher since 9th Grade. The whole thing started when me and my cousin were in the same class and she wasn’t doing so well, The teacher then assigned me her and three other people as a tutor group and said to me if I could get them to pass the class, I would be rewarded. They were all special ed students and with my help they all passed. It was great.
My favorite topics in math is anything Trigonometry. I love it! Trig, Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences, Binomial Distribution, Locus in Geometry, Derivatives, Integrals and Messing around with Eigen Values and Eigen Vectors.
My Least Favorites are Disc & Shell Methods, Vectors and Matrix Operations.
I’ve used Maple before and I absolutely HATE IT! I’ve also used Geogebra, and i thought it was pretty neat. I’m interested to learn any technology that makes my future job easier.
Short Term Goals: Pass all classes with a B+ or above, Graduate as soon as possible from City Tech, End my procrastination problems.
Long Term Goals: Countless Vacations, Finally get a job Teaching, Master Guitar
Other Cool Interests/Hobbies: I love to sing, whether i’m good at it or not is up for debate, I love Pop & Country Music (old country, not current radio country). My favorite Singer is Reba and always will be. I’m currently learning to play Guitar. I acted for 9 years and even toured in Canada in 2012. I’m also a Mets fan, a WWE fan & I love making people laugh and having fun. 🙂
What caught my attention was that you acted for 9 years and even toured. What productions have you done?! That’s awesome! I used to act in small plays and musicals for 3 years only so now I know I’m not alone lol.
Acting experience is a great thing for a future teacher to have. Every day is a performance!
It is great to hear so many interesting things about you! You have so many interesting things in your life. As you said, your disinterested in Calculus 3, I think we are in the same boat. However, if I had a great professor, I would like it more because I did find the problems challenging and need extra help.
I love that your tutor group was successful and had such an impact on you! There is something so rewarding about helping someone else understand a cool math thing, especially if they’ve been struggling with it. There are certain “Aha!” moments that students have had in my own classes that still stick out to me years later. It’s the best!