It’s a special Thursday edition of Math for Grownups, and today we have a guest post from Bon Crowder of Math Four, a great blog that was featured in the Wall Street Journal last month. Here’s her creative take on math and zombies. Math isn’t
For most of us, summer has wound down and school is either in session or just around the corner. The time for preventing summer brain drain is over. But you can continue to reinforce math skills with your kids (and
I wrote the following post for Simply Budgeted last August. Given our topic this month, I thought I’d share it as a great example of how parents can extend learning outside the classroom. Enjoy! You probably find it pretty darned easy to
Until Wednesday, I didn’t know my daughter’s cell phone number. Yes, she’s had this number for a year. Yes, I’m lazy, choosing to depend on my own cell phone directory. And yes, memorization is not my best friend. But I
I joined Pinterest last spring. I knew it was dangerous. The internet is like Alice’s rabbit hole for me — once I go down it, it’s near impossible to get back out. But I’ve found that I love using Pinterest. It inspires
Earlier this week, Andrew Hacker, a political science professor at Queens College, City University of New York, opined in an essay for the New York Times that high schools should stop teaching higher Algebra concepts — because kids don’t get it. I’m sure Mr. Hacker isn’t
I remember the first week of my fifth grade year. I had a math worksheet for homework, and I was completely stumped. “I don’t remember how to do this stuff, Mom.” “What do you mean?” she said. “It’s just long
When I started doing Math at Work Monday interviews, I thought of it as a little experiment. Would people I talk to actually recognize the math they do? Would they feel confident in their math skills? Would the the math
In redesigning my blog, I’ve read a lot of the posts I’ve written over the last year. In fact, take a look at this math: On average, I’ve written 13 blog posts each month or 164 posts (counting this one)
elebrate Christmas, you’re heading into the home stretch! As of this morning, there are nine days until the fat man comes down the chimney. I hope you’re more ready than I am! (My careful schedule has gone to pot, in
I have a love-hate relationship with the winter holidays. I love the hustle and bustle of shopping for the perfect gift, making cookies and candies, decorating the house and going to special events. But every single December, I find myself
Curtains are the ultimate nesting project. Not only do they finish off a room, but they keep out drafts and provide privacy. And lined curtains are even cozier. Making curtains is not as hard as it may seem. If I can do