teachers

These are in chronological order beginning in October 2010:

Letter from Vickie Long, Math Department Chair, Indiana, October 2010

Letter from Stacie, June 2011

Greetings, Math Gal!

Just wanted to say thank you so very much for producing these videos

that are helping me tremendously. You are really an amazing teacher.

Keep up the extraordinary work.

Stacie, Chicago (public school teacher brushing up on my algebra)

8/17/10 from Margie L, counselor at MCC

Hi Julie,

I just saw a student who had last seen me last fall (2009) and apparently I had recommended your youtube videos at that time. The student just raved about the videos and said they were extremely helpful and would not have been able to be in transfer level math now without those videos. It’s always encouraging to hear nice things said about one, and I thought you might want to know! J

You go, girl - good job!

m ;-)

5/20/10 from Wendy H, counselor at MCC

Hi Julie,

I just wanted you to know how helpful your videos are for our students. My student told me how your videos have helped many of her friends to pass their math courses as well as prepare for the assessment test.

Thanks for your work and effort to help all students understand math!

2/13/12 from Susan Durkee

Dear Julie,

My name is Susan; I’m 51, and as a kid was a horrible math student forever (avoided it, failed it, hated it with all my heart).

Then a few years ago I started a school and over the years I have heard so many kids defining themselves as stupid or less than because they struggled academically and have devoted a lot of time and energy to helping them see themselves in a much finer light – that being academically skilled takes work and everyone can get there.

Recently, I heard yet another kid say “I’m so stupid!” and when I told her she wasn’t stupid, she said “that’s easy for you to say, because you’re really smart!”

So I made a deal with her: if she tried hard to meet her standards, I would take on math.

So, in front of the entire high school, at a community meeting, I did an on-line assessment – projected on a screen where everyone could see it - and bombed it in front of every kid.

Then I signed up to take math on line - Algebra I.

It has been a real slog, but the best thing in the world was stumbling onto your web site.

You have gotten me through it time and again, and I appreciate so much what you do!!!!

I will finish and when I do, it will seriously be because of you.

So, thanks a million.

You are an exceptional teacher!!!!!

7/28/12 from Dave Miller

Dear Professor Harland,

I am dropping you a quick note to say thank you very much for your online videos. I have been a 5th grade teacher for over ten years, and always thought I was good at math until my wife decided to go back to college and earn her teaching degree recently. Upon her taking an intermediate algebra course and needing some assistance, I had my rude awakening. In the beginning, much of the work was similar to what I am teaching my students, so it was a breeze (other than her not being too open to me telling her how to do things). When it evolved to finding square roots of absolute numbers, I knew I was in trouble. Your videos have been phenomenal in not only restoring my slumbering math knowledge, but in teaching me concepts I don't remember learning in the first place!

My wife has always struggled with math, and still uses the calculator to complete basic multiplication facts. I say that to point out the irony in how well she is doing in her class. She possesses the ability to gather meticulous details, and though she struggled with school when she was younger, she has done very well in this class. I am amazed how well she has done in the class (she is almost done), and I want to thank you again for posting them online for free. We really appreciate it.

You radiate enthusiasm, patience, and of course considerable knowledge in your videos, and they have been enormously successful for us. Thank you again for sharing!

Sincerely,

Dave Miller

12/5/12 from Leila S

Hi Julie. As you know all my students at MiraCosta and Palomar use your videos and they LOVE it.

In my math 64, there is a new expression. whenever we have a difficult section, or we have a quiz or exam,

they say "we're going to spend another long night with Julie"

1/13/15 from Bob S.

Dear Julie,

I work with our stuggling math students at St Ignatius College Prep in San Francisco.

This afternoon “Joe”, one of my junior tutees, came to me and asked for help with a synthetic division where the denominator was

(5x+3).

I like to point my students at short tutorial videos on YouTube such as those created by Khan Academy, PatrickJMT.

Today it was our luck to stumble upon your Youtube tutorial on the topic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1RtW76qUOo

Joe got it! So we did a few problems to make sure it stuck. It stuck! We will circle back tomorrowto reinforce the lesson.

I expect that I and my tutees will become frequent visitors to yourmathgal.com.

Thanks and Peace,

Bob

5/13/15 from Jennifer:

Hi Julie,

I wanted to drop you a brief email to let you know how much I appreciate your work and your website. As a community college math instructor myself, I am constantly referring my students to your website. Our online students find your website particularly useful because the videos help supplement the instruction they miss from not being in class.

I know you have put a lot of work into your videos. I especially appreciate your thorough explanations and the fact that so many of your videos are captioned. I also find it easy to navigate because of the way your videos are broken down by topic. I have a little experience in filming and captioning videos myself. So I know from experience how much time and effort it takes to produce a quality product. I can only imagine the hours and hours you have dedicated to your website. You have not only made things better for my students but also for me.

Your dedication to students and math education at large is so obvious. For that I can't thank you enough!

With sincere thanks,

Jennifer Fisher

Jennifer B. Fisher,

Mathematics Instructor

Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute

11/18/15 from Wanda

Hi Julie,

My name is Wanda Garrett, and I just happened to stumble upon your website yesterday as I was searching for information about rational exponents, etc… Even though I’ve been a teacher (non-math!) and an administrator, it’s been years since I’ve worked through some of the algebraic concepts and was searching for help in order to teach Foundations of Math 2 to a group of 11 EC high school students!!

I knew I wanted to start from the beginning with the students, reviewing square roots, familiarizing them with some of the vocabulary, simple concepts and be ready to move forward from there. I was thrilled when I found you!!!! Your videos are perfect!!! You present the material in such a clear, concise manner, and always break it down to show e.g. why x to the 16^th power squared isn’t 4!!

I also previewed your worksheets, which are also amazing. Do you provide an answer key? Perhaps it’s on the web and I just didn’t see it. Any direction you could provide in that regard would be appreciated.

Thanks so much for sharing your incredible math information with the world, and especially me, a North Carolinian and long-term sub for someone on maternity leave, who needs refresher courses!! I’m so grateful I found your amazing resources. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!

Sincerely,

Wanda C. Garrett

Greensboro, NC

1/1/16 from Khalil A

Dear Ms.Julie Harland

My name is Khalil, one of your fervent admirers and fans. if no bother, I write to give you all the best wishes in the new year 2016, ( and probably belated merry christmas)

I also wanted to eternally thank you for the free high quality math videos. I in fact teach English but on one hand I like developing my skills in math and on the other hand I got intrigued by your teaching style. I bear a lot of respect to you for you are a talented lady, with a tendered voice and heart.

I often thought I am stupid at math but with practice I now struggle in passing the well know GMAT exam.

I will enjoy and savor every lesson from you, and I owe you great gratitude.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

Regards.

Khalil A

1/11/16 from Bryan DeVore

Excellent video with very clear instructions! I will be sharing this with my students. Thank you!

3/11/16 from Leonard Blackburn on YouTube video titled Solve Trig Equation 2

I really like your videos! I'm teaching trigonometry now and I started directing my students to many of your videos for additional instruction and examples. You're the only one I've found who uses special triangles (30-60-90, 45-45-90) to evaluate trigonometric functions and solve trig equations, like I do. I think it's the easiest way. Thank you.