The other week Dan Meyer sent out this tweet.

I'm not sure what Key Curriculum Press is anymore but they run a helluva math ed blog. blog.keypress.com — Dan Meyer (@ddmeyer) January 20, 2012

While we appreciate the compliment (and the resulting increase in traffic), it's the first part of that sentence … Continue Reading ››

Oh, the Fractions You’ll See!

January 13, 2012 Daniel Scher 1 Comment

A quick quiz: How many fractions are there? This may sound like an absurd question, but in the context of elementary mathematics curricula, it makes a lot of sense. Think about it: Children encounter fractions like 1/2, 3/4, and 2/6 all the time, but do they ever see 1/100, 31/90, or 499/500? Unlikely. No brave soul … Continue Reading ››

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Oh, the Fractions You’ll See!

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