Category: Make & Grow
“Little people, big play, and big mathematical ideas” by Robert Hunting
Robert Hunting’s paper I read this week is a part of MERGA (Mathematics Education Research Group of Australia) symposium on the role of play in mathematics (full text PDF). Robert makes a subversive statement about two types of big ideas:…
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Geometry in the sand
This is a guest post by Joseángel Murcia of TocaMates, translated from Spanish by Ever Salazar. Sand has always been a good place to do geometry. In fact, ancient Greeks used it instead of the “modern” blackboards to show their ideas…
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Isobel’s thoughts on the Universe
Ask your children what they think about the life, the universe, and everything. Amazing stories can unfold. Here is what one seven-year-old has to say. ~*~*~*~*~* Here’s how I came up with this theory. I saw the globe and…
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Free to Learn by Peter Gray: Review and Infographics
“GO TO HELL.” Peter Gray’s book starts with a bang – Peter’s son curses his parents and educators. Peter and his wife are crying: “This time I felt, maybe, I really would go to hell.” What would send him there?…
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