Educational columnist Joanne Jacobs alerted me to a great article on the problem of math illiteracy in the United States. Unfortunately, in my view as a teacher of over two decades, the problem is not… more →
Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseaswrote 4 days ago: Educational columnist Joanne Jacobs alerted me to a great article on the problem of math illiteracy … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Catch-22: Schools kill imagination and creativity, yet learning about mathematics depends on imagina … more →
wrote 2 months ago: To know math facts with automaticity and accuracy, students must be able to recall an answer without … more →
wrote 3 months ago: After struggling to find a way to learn basic math, I’ve finally found a system that may work … more →
wrote 6 months ago: I have always loved math! As a kid, I would help my dad at his office on Saturdays, and more than o … more →
wrote 8 months ago: An interesting article relating to zero and how it was formulated mathematically and spiritually thr … more →
wrote 11 months ago: In an effort to gain valuable research experience I volunteer in a psychology lab at the local U. T … more →
wrote 11 months ago: When we first started homeschooling, all I knew was that I didn’t want to do to my children wh … more →
wrote 11 months ago: In a few weeks, I will be speaking at the HENA (Home Education Network of Arizona) conference in Tem … more →
wrote 11 months ago: “The good Christian should beware of mathematicians. The danger already exists that mathematic … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Eratosthenes was born in what is today Libya, and after studying for some years in Athens, became th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Sample Eighth-Grade Math Question Thanks to education blogger Betty, I stumbled upon some example Ne … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I found my class having trouble with problems like 287 x 6 = ? Most were understanding the concept, … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The hormones presumably have caused me to have some very bizarre dreams lately. Be they mundane or … more →