The “Chocolate Calculator”
From an email: 1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to have chocolate (more than once but …
Mathematics
In Teaching Math, the Concrete Cannot Take the Place of the Abstract
And now we move on to a study — on the same Website, Science Daily, as yesterday’s post — that seems to contradict the “Do …
Don’t Do the “Math Dance”!!!
In “Do The Math Dance: Mathematicians And Choreographers Use Dance To Teach Mathematics” we learn how not to teach math, we learn how one might …
A Cardinal Value of Teaching Proof in Geometry
Teaching proof in geometry allows students to learn the process of reduction: a process of “reverse-engineering” an induction. Starting with a geometric theorem and tracing …
Adding to That Temperature Thread
I took my temperature last night at 10:30 PM, and got a reading of 98 F with my mercury thermometer (97.8 F with my electronic …
Geometry As It Can Be and Should Be Taught
Geometry is too perfect a subject not to teach logic in. It is wrong not to. An education without proof in geometry is a poor …
Find the Error
Watch the video “1 = 2 Proof. Prove all math wrong! Stump your math teacher!” Here’s a video that goes through the same “proof” and …
Reason and the Subconscious
It is amazing what human reason can accomplish: Genius fast calculations by kids. It is amazing how students can concretize their arithmetic in a “mental …
How Not To Teach Math
Here is a good video criticizing some modern methods: Math Education: An Inconvenient Truth. And here is a good follow-up: Re: Math Education: An Inconvenient …
Summer Math Workshops: Houston, TX Area (Repost)
Does your child need review in particular areas of mathematics? Would you like to give your child a better understanding of mathematical concepts and how …