by MathPickle | Aug 7, 2015 | Muse of Mathematics
What should children learn in the mathematics classroom? How to think. Is that all? What do you mean; “Is that all?” That is everything! I would even be happy if we got rid of elementary school mathematics classrooms and replaced them with problem-tinkering...
by MathPickle | Aug 7, 2015 | Muse of Mathematics
What is the biggest problem teachers face? The wide spectrum of student ability. That’s the biggest thing that separates teaching from other learning structures like mentorship, apprenticeship, home-schooling, and self-motivated dabbling. The wide spectrum of student...
by MathPickle | May 16, 2015 | Muse of Mathematics
It is a privilege to interview the Muse of Mathematics! Not to everybody… Some dismiss me as dull, repetitive, awkwardly obtuse and disconnected from reality, but properly introduced, I promise to entertain and enthrall. How should I introduce you properly? It...
