Monthly Archives: January 2011

Technology Trial and Error with GeoGebra

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Dave aka Mr. Math Teacher

Yesterday, three days into a segment on systems of linear inequalities, my plan to help more of my Algebra 1 class understand the topic, and its prerequisites: graphing lines and linear inequalities, flopped in a most surprising way. Most students … Continue reading →

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“Highly Qualified” Interns – a Mendacious Misnomer

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Dave aka Mr. Math Teacher

I posted the following “comment” after reading Beverly Young’s guest commentary on John Festerwald’s Thoughts on Education (TOP-Ed) blog site.  Ms. Young responded to another posting on TOP-Ed titled, “Alternate Route, Same Destination,” by Catherine Kearney.  Her posting supported Congress’s recent decision to … Continue reading →

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2010 in Review (kinda, sort of…)

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Dave aka Mr. Math Teacher

Honestly, the WordPress.com stats helper monkeys forced me to make this post… …well, forced is a bit of a stretch…hinted at might be closer to the truth… They did say they mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and provided a … Continue reading →

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