SamizdatMath

This is a short activity with specific instructions that deals with the misconception that the decimal point is the "center" of the base ten system. The reality is that the decimal point has two functions, one of which is to act as a "pointer" to the ones place, which is the actual divider of the place value chart. This goes a long way towards explaining to your students why there is no "opposite" of the ones place: it is the actual center from which the decimals and whole numbers originate. Th

I don’t know what you’ve been up during the summer of 2016, but I’ve been busy doing almost nothing related to my profession. I’ve actually been learning new things, including taking up the sport of boxing. My 69 year old trainer, Bob, says I’m a “natural,” by the way, and my jabs are getting pretty good, although my hook still needs some work. One of the things I did do this summer is do the assigned reading from my school, which was a provocative book by Christopher Emdin, called “For white

Greetings Intrepid Teacher: If you’ve downloaded this preview pack and have looked at the materials already, you’re probably scratching your head and thinking, “What is wrong with this person? Why do his activities look so strange? Why do they have all these fancy designs? And why does he love Louis Jordan so much? I have no answers: I was raised in the wilds of Long Island, New York, and my background was in industrial and visual arts. I was overeducated beyond my intelligence at a prominen