Yes.  I'm evil.  Completely ( Read more... )

So, we're trying something new.

In the past, I've had my students sing the Quadratic Formula to "Pop Goes the Weasel" over and over and over...until they can't forget it.  This year I thought I'd try something different.


So, that's my example.  My students are going to have to create their own songs.  They can perform it live or make a video to share ( Read more... )

Or so my students said today. We made pudding. Chocolate, and butterscotch, and vanilla, and banana cream. Yummy!

Yes, this really does have something to do with math. It's all about Systems of Equations. Can you solve the problem?

( Yummy Substitution )

So, having just finished reading The Teaching Gapfor a second time and Entertaining an Elephant for the first. And I think I've finally found a piece of the solution that I've been looking for with the difficulties that I've encountered this year in teaching. For most of the year I thought it was because the kids didn't care. They have so much ( Read more... )

So, I gave my geometry question yesterday, but didn't find the solution until this morning. And it's not what I was expecting. Because it's so interesting, I'd thought I'd challenge all of you with it. I'll post the answer tonight. So, have fun and enjoy!

Who Shook Who’s Hand?The Bakers had a barbeque in their back yard. They invited three ( Read more... )