Why I’m Leaving the USI grew up believing that most people in this country were good, and cared about their fellow human beings. We helped out when there were…Nov 30, 20242Nov 30, 20242
More Math ToolsA while back, I wrote an article on how we should teach students how to use math tools instead of teaching them methods. I gave a couple…Feb 29, 20241Feb 29, 20241
Math Hacks Greatest Hits!People who have been following me for a while know that I published a book on my math hacks for basic arithmetic. Well, I recently…Nov 26, 20231Nov 26, 20231
Teaching Math: Tools VS MethodsI’ve written several articles critical of how math is taught, but saying that something is wrong isn’t helpful unless you also tell what…Oct 23, 20231Oct 23, 20231
Why Should We Learn Math When Everyone Has Calculators?I hear this question a lot. I teach remedial math for the army and have even heard an instructor say that the only reason we didn’t allow…Aug 2, 20236Aug 2, 20236
Fractions: Changing a Subtraction Problem with Borrowing into a Basic Addition ProblemI encourage my students to share the tricks they’ve figured out with me. A couple years back, I had a student who told me that when they…Jul 6, 20231Jul 6, 20231
Math: How We Teach It V.S. How We Do ItI came to teaching in an unusual route: I got my Ph.D. in Space Physics before becoming a teacher of remedial math for the army. This means…Jul 4, 20234Jul 4, 20234
Published inILLUMINATIONHow to Start Liking YourselfSeveral years ago, I went through some rough times and spent some time depressed. I really didn’t like myself and thought about how much…Jun 1, 20232Jun 1, 20232
Simplifying RatiosRatios are handy for scaling things up or down. It’s best when we can see a clear relationship in the numbers, however, sometimes the…May 21, 20231May 21, 20231
Multiplying 2 Mixed NumbersMultiplying a fraction or a whole number times a mixed number is easy: You break the mixed number apart and multiply the fraction or whole…Apr 30, 2023Apr 30, 2023
