Month: February 2015

I was reading an article on fractions, waiting for students to show up for after-school tutoring. One of them asked me what I was reading, so I told him. He gro...

Imagine we are playing a game of cards. In this game, there are only three cards in the deck: An Ace and two Kings. I will deal you one card, and I will keep th...

An adult friend is getting tested to see if she has a formal neurological problem that would account for her struggles with mathematics. She asked how it could ...

Because mathematical terminology developed piecemeal over time, there are many inconsistencies which prove to be a challenge to students. One of the more obviou...