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A Math Problem Always Has a Story
If it’s a (real) math problem, it has a story.Have you ever done a math problem, outside of a math class or a puzzle book, that didn’t have a story behind it?Probably not.And yet, we ask our children...
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Happiness Habits in Math – Definition and Examples
I’ve been offered a free ticket to the Mind, Body, Spirit Conference in a couple of weeks. And part of the “free” is to participate in some happiness habits.Not a bad deal!And since I’m all about the...
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Empathize with an Expert
This is the second in the unofficial #HappinessHabit Series.Often we place our experts on pedestals. Rarely do we think about an expert as a “real person.”But today’s Happiness Habit is to do just that...
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Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues for the Next 45 Years
I just turned 45 years old. Like, 2 hours ago. Some birthdays cause you more pause than others. This is one of those for me. I’m feeling like I’m at the midpoint of my life. Age 50 should be the...
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Math Teachers Have a Dirty Little Secret
When a math teacher presents a problem in front of a class it goes something like this: The teacher grabs her notes. She walks to the board. She writes a problem on the board. She explains the...
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Remembering Great Teachers
I cried this morning. Kate is attending her last day of Kindergarten. That’s typical, right? My baby is growing up. I’m sensitive. But that’s not it at all. I’m going to miss her teachers so much! What...
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I’m the New Secretary of Education
Today’s Breakfast Club 5:30 tweet chat topic is, “The new President appoints you Sec. of Education. What’s the first thing you do?” As a “I’m queen of the world,” question, it’s easy. I’d quadruple the...
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Playing the Game in Job Interviews and Math Class
I’ve been in education for over 20 years. I’ve learned to play the “get the job” game and gotten pretty good at it. If you’re a teacher or professor, you know the game I’m talking about: there’s the...
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Verizon Hum Commercial Promotes Being Bad at Math
Corporate America is at it again. Do they really fail to see that Hum by Verizon uses a lot of math, and CRAP-TONS of statistics?! I was enjoying some middle-of-the-night software development and...
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You Can Take the Girl Out of Math… but You Can’t Take the Math Out of the Girl
I still teach. A bit. But not a lot. And I’m no longer full time in the professional math education circuit. I’ve thought about starting a whole new blog for my new career in data science. But data...
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