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Once Again, Day One 19 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
We start classes tomorrow. No, I'm not ready yet. I've been learning how to use our online site, which comes from "Desire 2 Learn." (I hate that name. I feel like I'm spouting propaganda every time I ...
Book Review: String, Striaghtedge, and Shadow: The Story of Geometry, by Julia Diggins 11 Aug 2013 | 07:28 am
This book was recommended on Living Math Forum. I can see why. The storyline is very engaging overall, and gets you thinking about the history as if it were happening while you watch. But... My bigge...
Book Review: How to Count Like a Martian, by Glory St.John 9 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
Once again, my work on the last bits of Playing With Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers is getting me to write things that belong here. Today I'm working on the B...
KenKen: A Simple Puzzle That Goes Deep 8 Aug 2013 | 01:36 am
In the conclusions I wrote for Playing With Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers, I mentioned KenKen*. Our copy editor asked what it was. As I searched for a good re...
Self-Referential Puzzle, by Jack Webster 4 Aug 2013 | 09:01 am
If you've been following our Facebook page, you know that Playing With Math: Stories from Math Circles, Homeschoolers, and Passionate Teachers is nearing the end of copy editing. We still need to add ...
Sixth Annual Math Circle Summer Teacher Training Institute 22 Jul 2013 | 08:30 am
I've been to five out of the six, and this was the best one so far for me personally. One of the changes was to have the participants (who are learning how to run math circles) stick with a group of y...
Good Problems: Geometric Construction 21 Jul 2013 | 12:51 am
I enjoy the problems posted on the Five Triangles blog. It says they're appropriate for grades 6 to 8, but they are often hard enough to make me sweat a bit. This particular problem demanded to be sol...
Euclidean Construction: Science vs Magic Makes it a Game 5 Jul 2013 | 09:56 am
I liked high school geometry, but I've never taught a geometry course. And I feel limited when I try to do geometric constructions. Algebraic reasoning and coordinate graphs feel very natural to me. B...
Can You Do Math Without Understanding It? Sure. 24 Jun 2013 | 11:53 pm
I think I want to start a collection of articles like this one. The article explains a bit of what scientists have have done to show how plants do division to efficiently use their stored energy throu...
Guest Post: Understanding is Misunderstood 12 Jun 2013 | 05:48 pm
Burt Furuta and I met long ago on one math education list or another. I always enjoy his perspective, and wanted to share it. Here’s Burt: Sue often writes about math being challenging, engaging, fun...
