by MathPickle | Dec 29, 2025 | Teaching Technique Discussion
I was thrilled to look at this wonderful video of Mr. Rogers with a young pianist. What was most striking is where Mr. Rogers looks when the child is playing. Most people would spend the majority of their time looking at the child’s fingers as they dextrously...
by MathPickle | Dec 23, 2025 | Teaching Technique Discussion
Friedrich Froebel 370 - 415 Friedrich Fröbel (1782-1852) had the idea of a Children’s Garden where little people wouldn’t be forced to learn, but would grow by playfully exploring a set of manipulatives called Fröbel gifts of wooden blocks and activities...
by MathPickle | Nov 18, 2024 | Teaching Technique Discussion
My typical lesson involves students gathered in front of the class for the first 15 minutes as I focus on engagement and rules. Then, it is time for students to pair up—but how do I do that? Here is one aesthetic way that is worth experimenting with…...
by MathPickle | Jun 21, 2024 | Teaching Technique Discussion
The students above are tackling Costas arrays. The details surrounding Costas Arrays are not important. What is important is that finding a Costas array of a certain size is difficult, but that once an attempt at a solution is shown to you, it is pretty easy for you...
by MathPickle | Jun 3, 2024 | Teaching Technique Discussion
I subscribe to a newsletter from a university I enormously respect. This morning I opened it to find this image of hands raised. This meme of education has existed for long enough. Looking at the students above, you’ve got to say: 1) This looks staged. 2) The...
