We need more young voices in science and math. I dream of children doing science alongside adults. Kids can contribute a lot to any project! They bring divergent thinking, creativity, and peacefulness to any working environment. Joseph is a seven-year-old homeschooled boy. He loves science, engineering, and science fiction. He loves to ask questions and to […]
What do you want? When it comes to math, what are your dreams for your kids? We started the parent meeting from these questions. Affirming your values helps with well-being, thinking, and connecting with others. What do people want for the kids? Connections of math to all aspects of life; pursuing your own meaningful paths […]
All the Math Goggles challenges so far had to do with noticing math with your eyes. But for this week’s challenge, let’s try to just listen. Let’s listen to the math in what our children talk about. I don’t mean like when we ask them what they did today in preschool, kindergarten or school. And […]
Is 2*3 different from 3*2? My answer used to be “But of course! Don’t you know the commutative property?” Now, after following Malke Rosenfeld’s exploration of multiplication, I answer it with a lot more non-committal “it depends“. And I notice more and more examples when even though quantitatively, 3*2=2*3 and 8*1=1*8 and 3*5=5*3, qualitatively you […]
