Mr. Braaten

Math Teacher

Red Wing High School


My name is Mr. Braaten and I am SO very excited to be your math teacher this year. My goal is to challenge you, while at the same time finding ways to make sure you feel successful. I've been a teacher for 25 years and love working with students. If you love math, I'm going to find ways for you to enjoy it even more. If you don't love math, don't worry, I'll find ways for you to come to appreciate it more BY being successful at it. I firmly believe that ALL students can learn math, and when YOU succeed, you will see how interesting and powerful mathematics can be.

I'm also a father of 2 young children and we enjoy off road mountain biking, reading, watching TV, and coding.

Fun fact: in the summer my family and I live in a one room cabin that we built ourselves while camping on a small island up by the boarder of Canada.

Feel free to contact me any time with questions at pkbraaten@rwps.org or in person in room H204. My phone ext is 2187


I remember the first time I realized that my teachers were also people... I was 12 and was at the grocery store when I saw one of my teachers buying their groceries. I thought to myself, "wait... he eats?" And then I suddenly got it. "OH!!! HE EATS! Because... HE'S a PERSON!" This was the moment when I realized that teachers were actually people too. :) Here is a little window into my personhood by seeing some pictures of my 2 wonderful children during the fall of 2020.


My daughter and I love to sing Oooh Eeeh, Oooh Aaah Aaahh... Ting, Tang... Willa Walla Bing Bang!

Schedule:

  • 1st period: Algebra II

  • 2nd period: College Algebra

  • 3rd period: Prep

  • 4th period: Honors Pre-Calculus

  • 5th period: Supervisory

  • 6th period: Algebra II

  • 7th period: Algebra II


See links below for syllabus.


My son and I like to make funny videos for our youtube channel.

Sometimes when I am supposed to be working, I still find time to goof-off... Don't tell my boss. :)