Build Math Confidence   January 2015 Volume 68
Inspiration for the New Year: It's Always Your Turn
"This is an urgent call to do the work we're hiding from, a manifesto about living with things that might not work and embracing tension when doing your art."
What to Do When It's Your Turn (and its always your turn) is Seth Godin's latest work. Page 8 of this manifesto: your turn to: ship, speak up, stand out, build a following,market a product, make a connection among other bold amd ruckus making ideas. This non e-book gorgeously printed on smooth paper is a testament to the power of print and celebrates the old way of reading and the coffee table book of yore.  With this new year, what will you do to take your turn and make a difference? Godin on Twitter 
 Blog Post: You make the Call!! 4th Grade Division
9 divided by 2?  or 9 divided by 4?
Came across this working on homework with a 4th grader. Is it 9 divided by 2?  or 9 divided by 4?  Math used to mean lots of number crunching but Elementary Math has changed into interpretation and explanation --my theory is the advent of the calculator and Google.  Homework can no longer be a page of straight division problems as they can be Googled and for both the answer and for all the steps!!!
Upcoming Conferences/Presentations
Jan 7 AMTNJ Special Education Math Conference St Peter's College Jersey City
Jan 8 Using "Good Wrong Answers"How To Make Math Count Molloy College LI
Jan 20 When Are We Ever Gonna Use This Math? Rutgers Prof Dev Workshop
Brain Teaser
I was 29 the day before yesterday and next year I will be 32. This is true only one day in a year. What day is my birthday?

Click here for the question and solution to December's Brain Teaser (answer is 7 birds and 5 birds)

 

Thanks, Robin the Math Lady Schwartz

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