Math B, 23: Solve for x: Why equals 27? Because they were hoping to trick kids. Wow, clever adults. Do you agree? Disagree? Have other nominees? Integrated Algebra, 30: The value, y, of a $15,000 inv… more →
JD2718wrote 5 months ago: Students cheat to earn better grades and teachers cheat to earn better grades for their students. Th … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here are links to the Conrad Wolfram and Stephen Wolfram videos I shared with you in class this week … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The final exam for math will be given in class in two parts: The first part will be cover vocabulary … more →
wrote 1 year ago: We postponed today’s math class to facilitate getting all the students together to watch the s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we explored Wolfram Alpha a computational knowledge engine. We focused primary on the tool … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we discussed the concepts of: correlation, statistical significance, and the “vocal mino … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we looked at steamflow data that can be accessed from the USGS monitoring station near the Aub … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we discussed qualitative vs. quantitative data, and the concepts of accuracy and precision wit … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we discussed research methodology and critiqued several studies considering the methodologies … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today we introduced the topic of statistics, focusing on the terms: epistemology, facts, and evidenc … more →
wrote 1 year ago: A week from Tuesday the very last Math B exam will be given. Disaster from the beginning, after the … more →
wrote 2 years ago: The exam is less than two hours away. Is there anything else you can do? 1. There are formulas in th … more →
wrote 2 years ago: Over the next few days I will be writing extensively about the three New York State math exams that … more →
wrote 2 years ago: I don’t like high stakes tests (I think necessary testing can be done in a way to reduce the s … more →
wrote 2 years ago: One of the worst standardized mathematics examinations I have encountered, Math B, is entering its f … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Thanks for coming by. I appreciate that there are kids who care about this stuff, who want to know. … more →
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wrote 3 years ago: We already saw the busiest shop in the world (# of customers approach infinity when it gets real col … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Even though Math B is winding down, I didn’t expect a good exam. And New York State did not fa … more →