Are Schools Demanding Excellence From Students?
I came across an interesting article recently by a scholar named James Sheets. From his perspective in the United States, schools are not demanding excellence from students. And it is…
The Most Challenging Math 30-2 Unit
The Most Challenging Math 30-2 Unit I recently conducted an informal survey of Math 30-2 teachers on Facebook to determine what they perceived as the most challenging Math 30-2 unit.…
The Most Important Unit in Math 30-1
Most 30-1 teachers likely start their course with the unit on Transformations and there is an excellent reason for choosing this topic as the starting point. Concepts introduced and developed…
When Are We Ever Going To Use This?
I would be willing to bet that every math teacher has heard this question from their students: “When are we ever going to use this?” I would also assume, even…
Teacher Support
Teacher SupportAll teachers have students who miss class time. There are a variety of reasons; illness, appointments, sleeping in, extra-curricular activities, the line-up for coffee at Tim Horton’s was so…
The Best Kept Math Secret – It Can Be Fun!
The Best Kept Math Secret – It Can Be Fun!We experience a certain exhilaration when we search for something, and then find it. When we find the perfect gift, find…
The Language of Mathematics
The Language of Math Math has its own language, and it is quite Greek to many people. We need to encourage students to ask for the meaning of words they…
A Strategy For Success
I tutored a student who was taking Math 30-1. We first made contact between terms, when there was about a week before classes were to begin. A suggestion was made…