Original Photo by Norsehorse Edited by Brian
There’s a braintwister that’s been going around the internet, well, probably ever since there was an internet. It’s actually probably thousands of years old in one version or another. You may have seen it phrased like this:
Three men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said that [...]
For those who are not aware of it, you can get daily e-mails updates to online articles, web-pages, blog posts etc., that have been recently posted, about any subjects you like, through google alerts.
I get alerts on topics like “homeschool math” and “basic math.” The second of those two alerted me to a great blog post at Joie de vivre – Algebra. Her motto is “Stories only happen to the people who can tell them.” Manifique!
Her post was about math ed and algebra, their relevance, and how they’re pretty well murdered in public schools.
Continue reading Algebra – What is it good for? – Absolutely nothing(?) →