kitchen table math, the sequel

This morning both dogs got loose and went gallivanting uphill and down dale for several hours. Finally, towards the end of the afternoon, ...

What makes SAT math “tricky” (part 1): here and here . Picking up where I left off a little while ago, the answer to SAT math trickery, p...

from perfectscoreproject : SAT math questions use the phenomenon of associative interference against the test taker. That's what mak...

I was just talking to Debbie S , who reminded me that a passage from one of my books appeared on an SAT critical reading section. I think it...

Paul Brians explains: When “awhile” is spelled as a single word, it is an adverb meaning “for a time” (“stay awhile”); but when “while”...

Now that the new Aspen X2 grading system is up and going and we're finally getting some grades, it appears that our son's English te...

So the 12th Parliament of Singapore just opened, and Opposition MPs are talking about further improvements to the education system. (Finland...

I probably used too many semicolons. update : I left out the last 4 grammar questions . Probably failed to transfer my answers from the...

Ah, the conic sections. Like many of the topics in the Pre-Calculus curriculum, this topic can take as much or as little time as you like. ...

I don't know if any of you are around during the day, but if you are I would be grateful for a quick read on this issue. C. is set to ...

I had read this research in Choke -- didn't know the author of the study was also the author of Hard Math for Middle School . ABSTRACT...

Crimson wife also points us to Derek Owens' course .

Terrific new article by Barry G: The Myth About Traditional Math Education . The equal division of three cupcakes among four people, or the ...

I came downstairs this morning to find C. laughing over this email --

Well, Joel. Your stats are very respectable. You've done some solid work, here. But it's not quite Ivy League, now, is it ?

Every parent should watch Risky Business on the eve of college apps. Especially if you saw it when it came out. I have spent the last four ...

omg We're forcing C. to watch Risky Business with us tonight, and the movie opens with a dream about the SAT! I had completely forgo...

I've been amazed by the difficulty of SAT math in its current incarnation; I remember SAT math as being pretty easy. Now it's hard. ...

kp writes : I took the AOPS Advanced MathCounts class this summer (I'm a coach and wanted to see what it would be like for my students ...

re: r 2 is a multiple of 24 and 10. What is the smallest value? Here, from a few weeks ago, is Stanislaus Dehaene on multiplication : [O...