How To Pass Math On Your General Knowledge Test: GK Math Webinar

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

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[@allisonsegalini4452]

This helped build my confidence after feeling really discouraged trying to do math practice problems on my own. Thank you!

[@keri052182ful]

Thank you so much for these videos!! Math is not my strong suit and was the section I was most worried about! I watched all of the videos for the GK math exam and loved the tips and tricks for the "low hanging fruit." I passed my GK on the first attempt!! Well worth the time spent watching these videos!! Thank you

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Congratulations, Keri! Thank you for watching and for sharing, we love hearing success stories. Have a great rest of your day and remember it is #whenyoupass not IF you pass.

[@tuliplover8134]

I love the way you simplify the concepts in a way that I can easily grasp them and then apply these concepts to the various problem. Thanks you so very much!!!

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching and sharing these kind words, Tulip. Have a great rest of your day!

[@quortneejones1979]

Watched your video as I prepared to take the GKT for the first time and wanted to share I Passed :D Thank you for uploading this tutorial - the breakdown was extremely helpful.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Congratulations! We are glad you found this video helpful and even more excited that you can now get back to what is really important , teaching. Have a great rest of your day and thank you so much for sharing.

[@ashleysleepyy]

Anyone is watching this video do not give up. I had got a 142 and 146 my third time I didn't pass but I got 196 I was super close. I was thinking about dropping teaching since I felt really stupid. You can do this. I am studying as much as my ability to continue on.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching, Ashley. You are definitely not stupid, these tests can be very frustrating. Let us know if you have any questions,, please email us: [e-mail]. Or call/text us @ 407-797-1499.

[@ashleysleepyy]

Foolish me who's now switching major to general studies oh well 🤷🏿‍♀️

[@loria7423]

I just want to say thank you for all the amazing videos!! I took the GKT and passed on the first attempt!

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Congratulations, Loria! Thank you for watching and sharing this with us, we love hearing success stories. This is why we do it. Have a great rest of your day! #whenYouPass

[@simeonferret7880]

I humbly recommend that we use 'Context' rather than 'Destination' in the problem solving formula. 'Destination' gives the notion that it's the final place to which we need to reach, that is the 'answer/solution' to the problem. Thanks for your consideration.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching and sharing this with us, Simeon. Love the feedback. Have a great rest of your day!

[@miriamjean9691]

Thank you for all of your videos I passed my GKT math!

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Congratulations, Miriam. Thank you for watching and thank you so much for sharing. We love hearing these success stories. Have a great rest of your day. #whenYouPass

[@hopetaichert8609]

You can use substitution, elimination or graphing.

[@loveandrage3908]

Just looked at Mrs. Taylor's Math Class videos where she does the FTCE practice questions off the website. Not once, when she is solving algebraic equations, does she combine numbers. She is cancelling them out each and every time. Why did you combine and add 3T and T? How is it not subtracted?

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Greetings, Love and Rage, thank you for watching. Most equations have multiple ways to get to the solution, it comes down to preference and what works best for you. This process works best for Andersen and the students he instructs.

[@loveandrage3908]

@@TheLearningLiaisons "Multiple ways" doesn't do anything for me if there's no explanation for why "the way" occurred. So why combine 3T with T instead of subtract? My instinct, from what I've been taught about algebra, is to cancel these things out, but this doesn't do that. Why am I wrong? I'm not paying any extra fees to private tutors for a scam math test. I've already spent close to $300 on the GK Math. I'm sorry, but when a little private tutoring industry pops up around a test, that's a red flag. This test isn't about teacher qualifications, it's about profit. There are articles about this. This was on FL news years ago, too. Pearson is raking in tons of money and helping destroy public education in the process. So why can't you just help us out and throw just one free bone?

[@loveandrage3908]

@@TheLearningLiaisons It's also extremely hard to find free Competency 3 examples, so when you give them, flesh it out. It's the hardest of the four and probably the one we experience least in our daily lives. So why not help us out?

[@kyndalbaylee7789]

In the first example, do you know if there is a couple of word problems that use system of equations on the GK exam? If so, do you have other examples just like this?

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Hi! Yep...we have over 400 examples @ www.whenyoupassgkmath.com

[@loveandrage3908]

@@TheLearningLiaisons Site can't be reached.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

@@loveandrage3908 Greetings, Love and Rage. Here is an updated link: thelearningliaisons.com/gkt-subtest-math Have a great rest of your day!

[@ashleysleepyy]

The fact there is a lot of pressure. If I want to continue taking classes in the fall of my senior year I have to pass this exam 😩 I am taking it today.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Good luck, Ashley! Let us know how you did.

[@kalajean5307]

How did you do??

[@ashleysleepyy]

@@kalajean5307 I have to wait four weeks to see my scores so no clue yet

[@ashleysleepyy]

@@TheLearningLiaisons I didn't pass it. I only passed the writing. My math score was 142

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

@@ashleysleepyy Oh no, I am sorry to hear that. Please, please email us: [e-mail]. Or call/text us @ 407-797-1499 if there is anything you would like to discuss about your exam.

[@sidranebynum6470]

Currently I am a Teaching Assistant in an Elementary School in Nc. I am currently beginning my journey transitioning into a Full-time Lead Teacher career. I found your video channel by accident....Thank you so much for making math my friend once again. I feel confident that I will smash my exam the first time. I am still watching the video right now so forgive me I want to get back to work...😉😉😉 Thanks again.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

That's awesome. We wish you the best of luck and are sure you will smash it. But if you have questions or need help, please email us: [e-mail]. Or call/text us @ 407-797-1499. Or just keep commenting, ha.

[@lucasruth2478]

Amazing!

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you so much. We are glad you enjoyed the video.

[@roseleinealbina5437]

Will this help with tx pact math test

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

It will help with any math test!

[@loveandrage3908]

Still lost here. How does 3T equal 4T and not 2T? You combine 3T and T, my instinct is to cancel T out which would lead to subtracting T from both sides. How do you know when to do one or the other? This little aspect is crucial. I should be passing these tests and yet I am completely bombing Competency 3 each time. My last Competency 3 score was like 33 percent. I've never had higher than 50 percent. The average for all test-takers is usually around 60-65 and is the lowest average for all four competencies.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Hello, Love and Rage. We are here to help. If you have any questions or need help with teacher certification, please email us at [e-mail] or call/text 407-796-5191. Have a great rest of your day!

[@eltaroche2009]

I'm taking the GK in the next two weeks, I need your help please

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

We would love to help in any way we can, please email us: [e-mail]. Or call/text us @ 407-797-1499. We look forward to hearing from you.

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

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[@TheLearningLiaisons]

We are you to access the boot camp?

[@SashaTastee]

This video just gave me a straight headache!

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Oh no, other than supplying Ibuprofen is there anything we can do to relieve your pain?

[@howardstrickland9753]

I've faied this test 4 times

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

I am sorry to hear this, Howard. If you would like to speak with one of our certification specialists, please email us: [e-mail]. Or call/text us @ 407-797-1499. We will see what we can do to get you past these exams.

[@loveandrage3908]

7 or 8 here, and just rescheduled my next test for the fourth time over the anxiety. The one bump I ran into on this practice video sent me spiraling for 30 minutes. I might have to leave teaching, again, over this test and Competency 3 in specific.

[@marikagates4527]

Why isn't the answer 84? We have what was sold this week. So, wouldn't 84 be for last week?

[@hannahrossin8340]

84 is the sales for last week but the question asked how many MORE were sold last week than this week, not how many were sold last week.

[@kbroyalty7]

Pemdas??

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Order of Operation. PEMDAS: Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication and Division (from left to right), Addition and Subtraction (from left to right).

[@sidranebynum6470]

Yep

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thanks for watching, Sidrane. Were there any tips or strategies that stuck as being extra helpful?

[@sidranebynum6470]

Yes

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Never gets old hearing that.

[@loveandrage3908]

Yikes, this is too confusing. On example 2, which is Competency 3, which I have been bombing since 2016 (I score well above average on Competencies 2 and 4, a little under average on competency 3, and never more than 50 percent on Competency 4) there's no clarification on how you go from 3T+6+T=110 to 4T+6=110. I would cancel T out and subtract T from 3T for 2T. Just like how you later get rid of 6 through subtraction. Why with 6 and not with 3T? This is my algebra kryptonite. How do you know when to subtract and when not to? This threw me for such a loop, I've literally had the video paused for a half hour stressing over this tiny thing because at this point, failing these tests is probably causing some sort of trauma. Every time I try to re-learn algebra, doe not matter the source, I feel like I am learning it differently each time. I have put hundreds of dollars into the GK Math test over the past six years. This is the last year I can commit to this test and retain my job.

[@jacquelinebattle3572]

Gk math

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching, Jaqueline. When do you take your exam?

[@jairog5092]

Too much turns to solve a problem. It can let you end up more confused than the beginning of the problem. Math doesn’t have to be so intrinsic.

[@jeffreyskinner6579]

Ex2: Ten minutes down a rabbit hole that lead to no where

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

You have to have an appreciation for something to conquer it. Once you understand the concepts multiple ways it reduces anxiety and increases confidence.

[@indiramardis]

Yep

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching, Indira. Have a great rest of your day!

[@autumnstaggers7144]

Yep

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Thank you for watching, Autumn. Have a great rest of your day!

[@sanjanadevi9472]

Yep

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Thank you for watching, Sanjana. Have a great rest of your day!

[@ryanegan6174]

Yep

[@TheLearningLiaisons]

Thank you for watching, Ryan. Have a great rest of your day!