Monthly Archives: May 2012

When Not to Help a Student with Their Homework

Posted on May 29, 2012 by jrh794

I was working in the math tutoring center and a student in a math ed class wanted help with creating a magic square given the center element and eight other numbers some of them negative. The peer tutor and I … Continue reading →

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It’s True. There’s a Proof. Here’s Why.

Posted on May 25, 2012 by jrh794

I was reading through Topology Now! by Robert Messer and Philip Straffin, a really good book with a unique expository structure which I have read twice, when I came across a proof that there exists “a real number whose square is … Continue reading →

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The Urge to Sharpen a Pencil

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jrh794

A few moments ago I happened to notice a small pencil sharpener, the kind with a steel blade set at angle, in my tray of miscellany.  I was struck by an urge to sharpen a wooden pencil.  I wanted to feel … Continue reading →

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Vocational Education

Posted on May 10, 2012 by jrh794

Joe Klein has an article in Time magazine (May 14, 2012) entitled “Learning that Works”  on vocational education.  The most arresting information: Students in these programs do better on state comprehensive tests, graduate from high school at a higher rate … Continue reading →

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