tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post4192099630746562060..comments2023-03-23T06:43:28.723-06:00Comments on funny because it's true: doing mathsLindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04639873112941644729noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post-42293240691576872132009-11-14T21:00:22.189-07:002009-11-14T21:00:22.189-07:00I loved math as a kid. It was one of my favorite s...I loved math as a kid. It was one of my favorite subjects. There are two separate incidences when I remember that changing. The first incident was playing "Around the World" - the speed multiplication game where everyone in the class is involved. I would freeze up and get embarrassed in front of everyone. And then there was middle school and my horrible, boring, strict, grouchy Lara Zierke https://www.blogger.com/profile/14678809883294746934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post-21827326647635584042009-10-21T12:30:36.294-06:002009-10-21T12:30:36.294-06:00Kate, you have a good point about the asian math p...Kate, you have a good point about the asian math phenomena. I had thought about that - there's a theory out there (Malcom Gladwell) that, in some Asian cultures/languages, numbers are more connected to language - the ability to think about numbers less abstract because it is connected to the language centers, which develop much earlier. It's just a theory - one that I like because makes Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04639873112941644729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post-80417388377842594412009-10-20T15:37:39.892-06:002009-10-20T15:37:39.892-06:00ahhh, mr. wightman.
as you can see, i have a very ...ahhh, mr. wightman.<br />as you can see, i have a very photogenic memory :)sweet nectar sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667520819362871512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post-14049060579473627312009-10-18T17:20:57.940-06:002009-10-18T17:20:57.940-06:00To add to Haley, every now and then I get a hanker...To add to Haley, every now and then I get a hankering to watch channel 9 and solve along. <br /><br />I'm not sure I agree with your mentioned study on the brains of young children, seeing as those Korean kids are doing math in the womb AND kicking our butts come college time. I think your latter argument more convincing, seeing as our math department is definitely lacking, if our test Teacher Extraordinairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06023918029019906097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-344805953018362363.post-65496109242676396512009-10-16T12:24:56.044-06:002009-10-16T12:24:56.044-06:00Every now and then I get a hankering to solve for ...Every now and then I get a hankering to solve for x. Just saying.Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270997931824931306noreply@blogger.com