tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post3327357834120160053..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: how Paul teaches problem solving to middle school kidsCatherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-51131054378407435542009-07-21T10:48:34.706-07:002009-07-21T10:48:34.706-07:004 squares & a rectangle!4 squares & a rectangle!Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-83080034725466946282009-07-21T10:48:22.718-07:002009-07-21T10:48:22.718-07:00Speaking as a person who has been teaching herself...Speaking as a person who has been teaching herself math out of books sans teacher, I can't tell you how incredibly helpful 'graphic organizers' of this kind are (including the classic paper-and-pencil chart some books teach).<br /><br />I've reached the point where, if the textbook doesn't directly tell me some 'standard' way to organize work on a piece of paper, I make one up, memorize it, and then repeat it.<br /><br />HUGE burden taken off working memory.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-70099700430655073162009-07-21T10:24:48.065-07:002009-07-21T10:24:48.065-07:00This sounds totally fabulous. I'm going to cal...This sounds totally fabulous. I'm going to call it<br /><br />four squares and a rectangle :)<br /><br />Do your students like it? hate it? get good at it? does it map to your whiteboarding too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com