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Dialysis Patient Uses Treatment Time To Teach

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Having to rely on dialysis for kidney function is life-changing, as it requires dozens of hours each week spent plugged into a machine.

But one Idaho Falls man has found a way to give back with the extra time.

Max Kearse was hooked up to what he calls "a cardboard box" on Monday afternoon.

"Just sit here on your can and wait for the clock to go by," said Kearse.

The box is a dialysis machine. Three days a week, four hours at a time, the retired small-business owner and self-described go-getter has his blood cleansed of toxins; something his body can no longer do on its own since he lost his second kidney to cancer last year.

"I could feel my body changing, because I was John Wayne; I did everything I wanted to do," said Kearse. "Now all of a sudden my body can't do anything."

Instead, Kearse is focused on what he can do.

"If the last three digits can be divided by eight," he said, with a textbook in his hands.

One hour each session, the treatment room at the Idaho Kidney Center in Idaho Falls becomes a classroom for two Hillcrest High School students.

The subject: math. The tutor: Kearse.

"You just start dwelling on 'Oh poor, poor pitiful me,' if you didn't find good things to do," said the former substitute teacher. "So I appreciate being able to contribute to their life."

"He has a talent that he is able to use to help other people," said medical director Michael Hardelie. "He's one of those amazing guys."

But the boys do the same for Kearse. From running timed tests on multiplication tables to talking about feelings toward the sometimes stressful subject, he takes pride in their progress and welcomes the distraction.

"Cause people, a lot of people have bad feelings about math," said Kearse.

From his reclining chair, Kearse is already changing that. He brings a summer curriculum dictated by the student rather than a lesson plan.

"He actually cares," said student Josh Johnson. "He doesn't want to just get through the school year; he wants to actually help you."

Kearse plans to help his students as long as it takes, because if there's one thing he has, it's time.

Hardelie said it's common for dialysis patients to take up new hobbies. One of his patients has started reading Harvard course reviews and books on astrophysics.

How To Learn Multiplication Tables in Less than 15 Minutes ...

One of the most important (and challenging) basic mathematic skills is the knowledge and use of the multiplication table. At first, it seems like learning multiplication facts might be useless or unnecessary once we leave elementary school, but think about all the things you do in a day that require multiplication, such as measurement, shopping, budgeting, and cooking. These basic daily tasks require us to have automatic recall of multiplication facts, which is why we should learn these facts (preferably at an early age). You can learn your multiplication facts in less than 15 minutes by following the steps below!

The first step in learning the multiplication table is to practice each fact individually. Practicing your multiplication facts is the only way to get enough exposure to the information for it to become automatic. Remember the phrase, "Practice makes perfect"? It applies here, as it does with any multi-step skill that you would like to learn. Most students learn best by writing facts on a sheet of paper, beginning with the 1′s (or math facts involving the digit 1), and ending with your 10′s (or facts involving the digit 10) multiplication facts. The whole process of writing your multiplication facts should take about 7-8 minutes. If you would like to cut time off of your practice session, eliminate certain facts such as 1′s, 2′s, 5′s and 10′s. These are the most commonly known facts and require less practice than other facts.

The second step in learning your multiplication tables is timing yourself. By timing yourself, you are creating an automatic recall of your multiplication table to grow stronger. Without automatic recall, your knowledge of the multiplication table will be useless, because too much time is required to use the facts. Start by timing yourself for all facts. Give yourself 1-2 minutes to get through each set (1′s-3′s, 4′s-6′s, 7′s-10′s). The final test of one minute should be on the facts that you miss or are unable to complete in the other timed tests. The key is to try not to spend too much time on any one multiplication fact. If it one fact becomes a problem and you cannot remember it, you need to go back and write the fact 5 times. This helps anchor that information in your mind and the repetitive nature of the activity gives you extra time to look at the fact and memorize it.

When you’ve completed your multiplication table practice and timed recall activities, you will have learned a very important skill that you will most likely use often. After following these simple steps, you will find that your knowledge of multiplication facts is stronger, more automatic, and extremely useful in your everyday life.

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