Pascal’s triangle is one of the most recognizable patterns that a student explores in algebra. It’s also an essential pattern that comes up over and over again. Pascal, the man behind the triangle, was nothing short of a genius. Rumor has it that his brain worked so fast that he would write little bits of […]
As my children get older, I am often surprised to find that they are learning things that I don’t know. I shouldn’t be surprised, I am the one orchestrating their school year, gathering their curriculum, and planning out the lessons, but it still happens. While engaged in a healthy discussion with my eldest daughter, she
The first step to getting a good memory is to remember! Isn’t that helpful? No? Think of it this way: Have you ever had a friend that can raise only one eyebrow? Can you raise only one eyebrow? Have you ever tried? Do you hold one down, while moving your eyebrows to try to get
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Memory as a culture is even more important than memory as an individual. After all, as an individual, I will die. When I do, my memory will be gone as well. Unless I pass the things worth remembering onto my children and my children’s children, my memories will cease. Keeping memories alive from one generation
Many students start practicing the art of rhetoric before they’re really able to understand what it is. That’s okay. In fact, that’s how many of us learn. We first encounter a truth, play with it even, and then we start to understand it. In short, Rhetoric is communicating well. When we start studying the art
