The following link takes you to a youtube video posted by Professor Daniel Willingham discussing his study on learning styles and his belief that they do not exist. I am not sure if this video gives me enough to base a decision as to whether or not learning styles exist. However, don’t take my word […]
I read the posts “Divide by Zero” and I was really intrigued that he gave the easiest problems the most points. When he explained why it made complete sense. The class is based on competition and they are in groups of four or five. Everyone is supposed to do the problems and if the hard […]
When I checked out the link for the blog Approaching Infinity I found a document he had attached in his blog under “New Teacher Advice.” It is just power point slides so it is brief but I think it’s easy to see what the presenter was getting at. I downloaded it and looked through the […]
I thought this was a funny comic from Calvin and Hobbes.
While I was reading a post from a fellow blogger, one in particular caught my attention http://sweeneymath.blogspot.com/ . What to do when a student fails, or is failing? Not necessarily just a test or a class, but even when they fail to comprehend a topic or idea, as a teacher what are you supposed to […]
I was browsing around looking at other blogs on the web and came across The Math Less Traveled at http://www.mathlesstraveled.com/?cat=17. I clicked on the link for books on the right hand side and read through some of his postings. He has found some books that seem not only interesting but also humorous that could be […]
So, there’s this thing about WordPress blogs. What they look like is determined by the “theme” that you install in the blog, and you can totally change the look of the blog in about 5 minutes by installing and activating a new theme. Anyway, suggestions for themes are welcome.
When figuring out how to do your practice computer assignments, do this: from xkcd
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