Geometry is not my favorite subject. With the exception of proofs, I confess to finding Geometry rather boring. It seems to be common for people to prefer either Geometry or Algebra, but I’m beginning to challenge this perception. Let us reason together: Students in Math Masters are encouraged to learn difficult and beautiful truths using […]
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My children are currently taking a semester long poetry course. In this course they are exploring the different types of poems, the history of these types, and practicing the types. I remember in high school having a literature course which spent a few weeks exploring poetry. I hated it. I didn’t understand how to write
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It’s math challenge time! Engaging in riddles and games is a common past time and a rewarding one. When we try to solve a riddle or play a strategy game we stretch our minds in the same way that my Pre algebra students learn to stretch theirs. In this, our minds grow and we are
It’s February. Which means that we are or soon may be fighting off the winter doldrums. Part of the struggle with the doldrums is a sense of purposelessness. The temptation is to ask questions like: Why are we studying these polynomials anyway? Who needs to learn about matrices? When even am I going to use
Over Christmas break I studied pre calculus. While I taught pre calculus last year and continue to help students in this course, there is always more to learn. I decided to study pre calculus for two main reasons: I am a student and I am a teacher. First, I am a student. I want to
