Monthly Archives: September 2011

Sept 26th: Why I’m not posting

Posted on September 27, 2011 by roughlynormal

Hey Blogosphere, I haven’t posted in a while.   The first few weeks are in full swing, and that’s been my top priority.  As much as I love the feedback and sharing that occurs from posting, I haven’t  Why?   … Continue reading →

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Update: Dear Santa. I want great online software

Posted on September 10, 2011 by roughlynormal

So  I was looking up the population of China and India, and I stumbled upon this:   http://www.google.com/publicdata/home.     It looks like Gapminder.org,    but with all of the power / ad-free majesty of Google.   I’m hopeful and … Continue reading →

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My Goal this year: Making homework work for seniors.

Posted on September 3, 2011 by roughlynormal

This year, I  will teach two sections of AP Statistics, as I have since 1997.   I feel confident in providing good activities for kids, setting appropriate standards for the students I teach, modeling the kind of writing/ reading/ thinking … Continue reading →

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Response to a NYT editorial (via Patterns in Practice)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by roughlynormal

I’m so pleased that Al Cuoco crafted a cogent response to a recent NY Times editorial regarding “what needs to happen in math education.” Here’s his post. A recent editorial in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/opinion/how-to-fix-our-math-education.html puts forth a plan … Continue reading →

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Responses to the Plinko Applet “From Cool to Useful #1:”

Posted on September 1, 2011 by roughlynormal

Thanks for the responses to my previous blog post, where responses can be read.   I was  surprised at the diversity  of responses and ideas with the Plinko applet.  I also appreciated the feedback from others who suggested ways that this … Continue reading →

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