tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post7132339931984488258..comments2023-09-09T08:21:55.454-04:00Comments on MathNotations: As a new school year begins - words to inspire...Dave Marainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-22760307889715487122007-08-29T09:26:00.000-04:002007-08-29T09:26:00.000-04:00IMHO, it's much more than humor - it's about real ...<I>IMHO, it's much more than humor - it's about real math concepts and whoever wrote this routine definitely knew what she was doing!</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed. I thought it was very clever!mathmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869925405540832241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-39570861449074948532007-08-29T08:06:00.000-04:002007-08-29T08:06:00.000-04:00Uh oh, mathmom--talk about revealing one's age!I n...Uh oh, mathmom--<BR/>talk about revealing one's age!<BR/>I not only recognize this hysterical video (as in I saw the original!), I've used this routine many times in my classes and with parents at Back to School Night. When confronted with this Abbott and Costello 'logic' in rapid-fire fashion, many pause and actually have to think about what's wrong with it! IMHO, it's much more than humor - it's about real math concepts and whoever wrote this routine definitely knew what she was doing! One could teach a whole lesson around it to preservice teachers, never mind students! Thanks for reminding me of this. I actually believe there was another similar routine that was equally profound but I can't recall it.Dave Marainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-82772799877141469412007-08-29T07:53:00.000-04:002007-08-29T07:53:00.000-04:00Take a peek over here for a very cute Abbot and Co...Take a peek over <A HREF="http://ericturner.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/dedicated-to-all-the-math-teachers/" REL="nofollow">here</A> for a very cute Abbot and Costello clip dedicated to math teachers. :)mathmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869925405540832241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-58595948500231592472007-08-27T19:33:00.000-04:002007-08-27T19:33:00.000-04:00mathmom, jackie--I knew I would get some great one...mathmom, jackie--<BR/>I knew I would get some great ones from you and, yes, jonathan's binary humor is hysterical!<BR/>There are websites I've come across (I'll post a link when I find a really good one) that have a daily math quotation and a bank of these but one can always add to the list. Think we'd make a fortune putting the best ones on T-shirts and selling them; then again, I think some company already does that!<BR/>Actually, I feel like selecting a few of these and rotating them on my blog every few days. <BR/><BR/>Words provoke thought and they do make a difference - they help us maintain perspective and survive all of the stuff we never thought was part of teaching when we got into the profession (meeyauw captured it well). By the way, let's start a contest for the best meaning of the acronym, AYP. I'm sure there's enough creativity out there to make this fun (and clean of course!).<BR/>I'll start it with a weak attempt:<BR/>AYP = Another Yearly PainDave Marainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-83429845917878711172007-08-27T18:58:00.000-04:002007-08-27T18:58:00.000-04:00One of my favorites is from David Hilbert" A mathe...One of my favorites is from David Hilbert<BR/><BR/>" A mathematical problem should be difficult so as to entice us, yet not be completely inaccessible, lest it mock our efforts."<BR/><BR/>This helps to remind me to challenge my students, yet to do so at an appropriate level.Jackie Ballarinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16859831037023994373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-77184872040487274882007-08-27T13:07:00.000-04:002007-08-27T13:07:00.000-04:00I'll add a few:Teaching is the highest form of und...I'll add a few:<BR/><BR/>Teaching is the highest form of understanding.<BR/> Aristotle<BR/><BR/>Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.<BR/> William Glasser<BR/><BR/>Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Involve me and I understand.<BR/> "Chinese proverb"<BR/><BR/>It's not what is poured into a student that counts, but what is planted.<BR/> Linda Conway <BR/><BR/>A mind is a fire to be kindled, not a vessel to be filled.<BR/> Plutarch<BR/><BR/>On a totally separate note, I put up a description of an activity I plan to do with a young middle school group on <A HREF="http://mathmomblog.wordpress.com/2007/08/25/pairing-up-with-gauss/" REL="nofollow">my blog</A>, and I'd love comments from the wonderful folks here. (Sorry for the blatant plug!)mathmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869925405540832241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-89922603042173585262007-08-27T11:54:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:54:00.000-04:00"I also admire the brilliance of those who can spe..."I also admire the brilliance of those who can speak volumes in the fewest possible number of words."<BR/><BR/>Me, too! I love quotations and make them a regular part of my blog. I think I'm overdue for posting some, since I haven't been having to come up with blackboard quotes over the summer. Time to start looking for them again. I go back and forth between inspiring quotes and silly ones---I think I'll use your fractions joke for the latter.<BR/><BR/>Jonathan's quote has been among my top 1010 favorite math jokes since my son brought it home from his college IT class (and made me spit my coffee across the kitchen).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-27833829796880275182007-08-27T07:05:00.000-04:002007-08-27T07:05:00.000-04:00thanks tony & meeyauw --I'm glad you got past the ...thanks tony & meeyauw --<BR/>I'm glad you got past the lame jokes at the top!<BR/><BR/>jonathan-- yours definitely belongs 'at the top' since it's actually funny compared to the ones I picked! Of course there will probably be only 100 people who will appreciate it...Dave Marainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13321770881353644307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-43442438743592394862007-08-27T01:00:00.000-04:002007-08-27T01:00:00.000-04:00Not exactly right for this list, but why not? Ther...Not exactly right for this list, but why not? There are 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary and those who don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-3027850243035607972007-08-26T20:59:00.000-04:002007-08-26T20:59:00.000-04:00I should probably print these things out for my de...I should probably print these things out for my desk for those moments (more and more frequent) when I worry about AYP and how it seems that *I* will be personally responsible for the failure of our whole district.<BR/><BR/>These thoughts should calm me down.Andreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159511912645034019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8231784566931768362.post-88952744779955425082007-08-25T11:22:00.000-04:002007-08-25T11:22:00.000-04:00I'll be starting the school year as a student this...I'll be starting the school year as a student this time around, but your post reminded me why I'm doing it. In three years, give or take, I'll be facing down a classroom full of kids, and sometimes it's bound to get ugly. I can't wait.Mr. Lucchesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11489214765844797652noreply@blogger.com