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Tom wrote a new post, The Five Principles of Extraordinary Math Teaching by Dan Finkel 2 years, 11 months ago

Principle Number One: Start with a question.

Watch now to find out the rest:
Tom wrote a new post, How To Learn 3 years, 5 months ago

I just noticed this really fantastic short video on learning at the The Atlantic.

Summary:

Anyone really can learn anything.
You must be comfortable with not knowing, with not having answers, with being […]
Tom wrote a new post, Positive Norms to Encourage in the Classroom 3 years, 7 months ago

More great stuff from Jo Boaler at youcubed.org. I’ve been following Jo avidly since taking her amazing online class “How to Learn Math” from Stanford University. The class is free.

Recently they added a […]
Tom wrote a new post, How to Save Your Neurons 4 years, 5 months ago

A blast from the past March 2009 Scientific American article by Tracy Shors provides a rebuttal to the somewhat common misconception that the brain does not create new neurons. It does – thousands every day. Don’t […]
Tom wrote a new post, The Precise Relationship between Intelligence and Speed: There is none 5 years, 1 month ago

Being a Southerner in New York City, I always suspected this. There is no relationship between intelligence and speed. What is important is to deeply understand things and to think about their relations to each […]
Tom wrote a new post, Why the Common Core Makes Sense 5 years, 1 month ago

Don’t succumb to hysterical fox-wing fear-mongering. The Core simply strives to advance students to a deeper understanding of mathematics, rather than rote memorization of algorithms. Dr. Jo Boaler from Stanford […]
amy-james wrote a new post, The Key to Success: Grit 6 years, 2 months ago

In this excellent Ted Talk, Angela Lee Duckworth bluntly relays where we are in the science of education with regard to the single most important factor that determines success and achievement. At this point, all […]
Tom wrote a new post, Suggestions for Making Math Real for your Elementary and Middle Schoolers 6 years, 8 months ago

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Here are some suggestions for things you can do to help your child with math outside of school.

Every night during dinner or after, have a math minute: ask your child what they learned in math class that […]
Tom wrote a new post, Carol Dweck and the Growth Mindset 7 years ago

In the past five years no book or thinker has had a greater impact on my life than Mindset, The New Psychology of Success by psychologist Carol Dweck. The approach to learning and growth she describes in her […]
Tom commented on the post, Recent Book on Success Debunks Harmful Myths 7 years, 1 month ago

I love it, “aj.” Especially when the screen goes black at the word “think,” as if to imply that we need to turn off our computers (and phones and iPads) in order to think.

More!

-tf
Tom wrote a new post, How to Increase Your Fluid Intelligence 7 years, 3 months ago

Sudoku doesn’t seem to be helping?

According to an article in the New York Times, the answer is to play n-back games every day. That sounds fun. I’m going to do it.

Can You Make Yourself Smarter?
By DAN […]
Tom wrote a new post, Brain Benefits of Bilingualism 7 years, 4 months ago

The benefits of bilingualism continue to be supported by recent studies indicating that speaking two languages not only can delay or prevent the onset and severity of Alzheimer’s and dementia, but also can […]
Tom wrote a new post, People with Dyslexia May Possess Unique Perceptual Abilities 7 years, 5 months ago

The Upside of Dyslexia, by Annie Murphy Paul
New York Times, 2/4/2012
amy-james wrote a new post, Singapore Math Emphasizes Mastery of Basics 8 years, 9 months ago

The New York Times has an interesting article briefly describing the evolution of math education in the United States since the sixties and the latest development – an emulation of the Singapore process which moves more slowly at basic levels in an effort to achieve a stronger fundamental understanding of numbers and basic operations, allowing […]
Tom wrote a new post, Recent Book on Success Debunks Harmful Myths 8 years, 10 months ago

The most harmful myth to achieving success, according to Matthew Sved in his recent book Bounce, is that geniuses are born rather than developed.
Tom wrote a new post, Visuals: Form and Function 8 years, 11 months ago

NYT Book review of the mid-19th century treasure THE FIRST SIX BOOKS OF THE ELEMENTS OF EUCLID: In Which Coloured Diagrams and Symbols Are Used Instead of Letters for the Greater Ease of Learners (Taschen, $59.99).
admin started the forum topic Tutorials and Explanations in the group Algebra: 8 years, 11 months ago

Tutorials and explanations for the basics of algebra
Tom created the group Algebra 8 years, 11 months ago
Tom wrote a new post, Welcome to the Think.Org: Tutorials, Advice, Problems and Solutions 8 years, 11 months ago

At the Think Org you can find tutorials and explanations for topics in a variety of subjects, from geometry to physics, just to mention a few.

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