When we were in the height of the chaos of 2020, not going anywhere, not having anyone in, I clearly remember a moment that I flippantly identified as “losing my mind”, in which I briefly thought about ironing my cloth napkins. It was humorous to everyone, and like-minded stay-at-home-moms echoed that laughter, and we moved […]
Life and learning
From Matter to Soul
Although we may want to pursue the wonder of the world and open the beauty of creation with mathematics, we often find ourselves in the weeds. We teach our children to identify numbers, patterns, and symbols. We teach them to compute sums and products as though the calculator didn’t exist. In short, we teach arithmetic.
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Why Mathematics?
Creating wonder in our children comes naturally when we consider the world around us. What 2 year-old isn’t fascinated by the cooking pots, dog, or snow outside? These seemingly normal occurrences are new, exciting, and mysterious to our young children. Building from this natural God-given wonder at the world seems obvious when it comes to
Of Mysteries & Mathematics
Have you ever stopped to think about the connection between being a good math student and being a good detective? Every Christmas I grant myself the pleasure of reading a mystery novel. They’re short, easy, and full of fun clues. I’m a huge Hercule Poirot fan. Turns out, we can learn a lot from Hercule
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Peak of Pascal
We have come to the end of our journey with Pascal. I hope that you are as encouraged by the words of the great mathematician and theologian as I am. Pascal’s text Pensees concludes with a focus on miracles, and a recapitulation of our journey: I prefer to follow Jesus Christ than any other, because