by Pearl Ohm | Oct 31, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics
Paul Lockhart’s article “A Mathematician’s Lament” speaks of a society where music is treated the way mathematics is currently treated within our school system. He pleads his case for math to be treated as an art form within society, but...
by Sarah Ahmed | Oct 17, 2018 | 11/12th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics
This is my second year at ESA and my 7th year as a math teacher. Since my first year of teaching, I’ve always loved the sense of problem-solving at my feet. I love thinking about how to fit this magical puzzle of real student engagement, mixed with this sense...
by Daniel August | Oct 17, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Mathematics
by Leslee Addington | Oct 17, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Mathematics
Background: The first semester of Geometry focuses on formal two-column and paragraph proofs. Students tend to struggle understanding the importance and value of doing proofs in a Geometry class. They aren’t able to answer the question, ‘Why...