http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:20:06 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:26:47 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Poverty-and-education?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner I have recently reconnected with an elementary school classmate on Facebook. Facebook is amazing for that. He and I both attended a tiny elementary school in Creston, IL. Creston is a village in the middle of acres and acres and miles and miles of co... Education public schools Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:26:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Poverty-and-education?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Calculators-and-Tutoring-Homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner I have the pleasure of being one of the main sources of Mathematics for several (6) homeschooled students this Fall. Two are taking Geometry, two are taking Algebra I, and two are taking 6th grade Math. The two young ladies taking Geometry are doing ... Calculators Homeschooling Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:56:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Calculators-and-Tutoring-Homeschoolers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Calculators-in-the-Classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner   Due to my various articles on Calculator use in the classrooms and on various standardized tests, I received an email from a reporter who writes for the Wall Street Journal.  I guess my articles showed up in his searches. &... Calculators Texas Instruments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:33:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d18-Calculators-in-the-Classroom?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d1-What-are-YOU-Good-at?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner What are YOU good at?  Good question!  Do you have an answer?  I sure hope so.  Think about it a little bit.  Make a list.  I'll wait ... *** Is Math on your list?  Are you good at Math?  Do you ... Math Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:23:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m9d1-What-are-YOU-Good-at?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d24-The-Answer-Is-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner   Yesterday I posted a short Quiz at the end of my article Trouble with Fractions.   And here are the answers: A.  4.794 The most common WRONG answer which occurs when a person does this problem by hand is 4.806.&nb... Math Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:10:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d24-The-Answer-Is-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Trouble-with-Fractions?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner In Texas, the class of 2012 (this year's sophomores) are now required to take 4 years of Math and 4 years of science along with the 4 years of English and 4 years of Social Studies previously required.    This is being referred to here... Calculators College entrance tests curriculum Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:13:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d23-Trouble-with-Fractions?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d22-1-in-7-Seniors-Fail-to-Graduate?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner In the class of 2009 in Texas, at least 1 out of 7 seniors did not get a diploma.   14% of the class of 2009 failed at least one section of the TAKS tests, even after multiple retests, and therefore did not graduate.  That is 36, ... TAKS Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:36:00 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m8d22-1-in-7-Seniors-Fail-to-Graduate?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m5d6-The-Animal-School-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  The Animal School by George H. ReavisOnce upon a time, the animals decided they must do something heroic to meet the problems of "a new world". So they organized a school.They adopted an activity curriculum consisting of run... Education public schools curriculum Wed, 06 May 2009 08:11:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m5d6-The-Animal-School-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d17-Merit-pay-for-math-teachers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  I am the last person to argue against giving teachers a pay raise.   Teachers do not earn enough money for what they do .... and what they do is extremely important.   I am, however, not at all sold on the concept of Merit P... Math public schools Merit pay Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:06:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d17-Merit-pay-for-math-teachers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Merit-pay-and-math-teachers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  President Obama's big plan for education .... reward good teachers and remove bad ones.   Great idea, Mr. President.  Now ... how do you propose to implement it?    How do you define a "Good Teacher"&nbsp... TAKS Merit pay Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:01:50 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d16-Merit-pay-and-math-teachers?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d1-How-to-teach-secondary-math--part-one?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner Start with a positive attitude. That right there is 50% of your battle. The tone set on Day 1 will carry through. I never could follow the old adage "Never let them see you smile before Christmas" .... I smiled on Day 1 and tried to keep sm... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:21:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m3d1-How-to-teach-secondary-math--part-one?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d25-How-not-to-teach-math--part-2?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner I have my ideas about what makes a person a good Math teacher .... some very STRONG ideas ... and I will probably take some time to elaborate on that topic sometime soon. But right now the things that keep shouting out at me, via the students I tutor... Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:38:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d25-How-not-to-teach-math--part-2?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d12-In-praise-of-Bstudents?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner Yes .... PLEASE .... give me a "B" student. Or even a high "C" student. I'll take a good solid "B" student any day over a straight "A" student. And I am not just talking about in my classroom ... As a clas... Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:27:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d12-In-praise-of-Bstudents?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Mathmagic-land?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  Earlier this week I had a young lady come for tutoring who is taking Geometry right now.  The topic she had homework on that evening had to do with recognizing Patterns ... Patterns in a series of pictures, or in a series of numbers. ... mathmagic Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:47:02 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d4-Mathmagic-land?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d2-How-not-to-teach-math-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  Probably the single biggest mistake any Math teacher can make is to utter the phrase "You should already know that" to a student who has just asked a question in class. Follow it up with "how did you ever get into this class anyw... Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:14:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m2d2-How-not-to-teach-math-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Average-people-and-math?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  I am really enjoying writing about Math.  And who would have thought that people would enjoy reading what I am writing about Math?   For a few days this month I was actually the top Examiner in Education in America!  Someone... Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:14:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d27-Average-people-and-math?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d24-History-and-math?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner   Please skim over my previous article titled Mathematics in School as this article is going to contiue from the part where Lockhart is Lamenting about how there is very little "history" taught in the teaching of Math in our schoo... Lockharts lament Sat, 24 Jan 2009 10:45:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d24-History-and-math?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Cutesyness-in-Math-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  I am totally 100% FOR "cutesyness" in Math.  Lockhart laments the use of "cutesyness" (which isn't a word ... but I know what he means) in Math classes.   I, personally, LOVE it.   I was taught with ... cutesyness Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:27:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d21-Cutesyness-in-Math-?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d17-Mathematics-in-school?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  And so I continue with my chopping and prepping of Lockhart's Lament.  For background, you can read the actual 25 page Lament and/or I will post links to all my previous related articles at the end of this article. Lockhart'... Lockharts lament Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:05:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d17-Mathematics-in-school?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d15-The-math-spectrum?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner  So ..... pretending that we didn't just read that 6 out of the top 10 jobs of 2009 involve use of Math and Mathematics .... with the top job being Mathematician ((See my previous article Breaking News: Mathematician is Top Job )) .... I am... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:15:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-1770-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner~y2009m1d15-The-math-spectrum?cid=exrss-Dallas-Math-Education-Examiner