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About Mr. Goree
Wild Cards
100
This many students can be out going to the restroom, or getting water, at a time.
Only ONE!!!
100
I'm working on homework. My friend asks me what the answer is to question 5, so I tell him, and he writes it down. Is this acceptable?
NO!!!!!!
100
The product of 7 and 8
56
100
I (Mr. Goree) was born and raised in this nearby city, whose basketball team played in the recent NBA finals and is going to win the next one
San Antonio, TX
100
We live in the city of Austin, Texas.
Austin, Texas; Sacramento, California; Springfield, Illinois; Phoenix, Arizona; and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; among others, all belong to this category.
State capitals
200
In this classroom, we will treat each other with _____. The seven-letter word that fills in this blank is also the title of a classic Aretha Franklin song.
respect
200
For your semester and nine-week report card grades: 10% of your grade comes from this kind of organization-related activity.
AVID
200
What are 6, 18, 21, and 42 all divisible by?
3 (that is their Greatest Common Factor)
200
For college, I attended the University of _____, the state pictured here.
Oklahoma
200
This term for a long and eventful journey takes its name from an epic poem which was recently made into a movie.
Odyssey
300
In 2016, Apple announced these groundbreaking devices. Despite their impressive engineering, they, and other similar devices, are not ever allowed to be worn in this classroom.
AirPods
300
Crockett Early College High School is located at the intersection of these two major streets.
Stassney and Menchaca
300
In college, I double majored. One major was mathematics, the other major was this field that has been defined as "the systematic and critical study of fundamental questions that arise both in everyday life and through the practice of other disciplines."
Philosophy
400
Texas House Bill 1481, made effective in 2025, prohibits student use of these devices during the school day.
Personal cell phones, iPads, smartwatches, etc.
400
Let g be your numerical class grade.
If g ≥ x, then you are passing.
What is the value of x ?
x = 70
[A 70 or above is a passing grade.]
400
My favorite TV show, one that I will quote or reference often, is the one whose main characters are Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.
The Simpsons
