Ah, what a week. >___<
It seemed to drag and fly by, depending on the day or hour. Meh. All I have to say is - it's Friday and I am grateful. Very grateful.
There is no
Friday Feast this week because the site is down. Well, it's up, but something happened and it's just a new install of
WP. Very scary. Susan says it'll be back next week. I'm hoping!
So, you guys get randomness out of me. Yes, yes, you do.
I won over at KentuckyGirl's 'free stuff' contest. I never win. But I won! HORRAY! Someone ought to send that girl something. (Wait, someone did. (; )
Family dinner tomorrow. I'm - freaked out. It's been a loooooooooong time since I introduced someone to my family. Oy. >___< And my whole family. My last two ex's didn't get to meet the WHOLE family. *panic*
Tonight - TQ with Han. Yay. Nothing like killing things together for romance. (;
Actually, it will be fun. I like that sort of stuff. And so does he. So - all is well.
(Gamer, meet gamer. Maybe you should date....)
I have no idea how I am going to get tomorrow's post in. Craps. Well. I may sneak it in at some point. It'll be here! (
Daniel, it will!)
How are you, internets? (=
Posted by: Pandora - 02.08.2008 - 2:34pm - Permalink - Comments (5)
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Here is week #9 for the Thursday Thirteen. Yes, I know, it’s many more weeks for the real Thursday Thirteen, but it’s my #9. So - here we go. (=
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Thirteen Stress-Relieving Things Pandora likes
- Reading a good book
- Playing Titan Quest
- Crayons and a coloring book
- Listening to instrumental music
- Naps
- Top Chef Marathons
- Back massages
- Writing
- Puzzle Quest
- Playing Legend of Zelda
- Powncing
- Family Time
- Weekends
Links to other Thursday Thirteens!
- Di
- Melanie
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Posted by: Pandora - 02.07.2008 - 8:28pm - Permalink - Comments (9)
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Okay, peoples. This is going to be a rant. Not sure if it'll be long or short- but it's going to be one. I'll put the rant after the bump. A coworker sent me this article and I am flipping out. A PROFESSOR of Mathematics, a man who is now the dean of the college of arts and sciences at University of Pennsylvania, believes this. AGH!
Fractions Should be Scrapped
Okay. Seriously? Whatever this guy is taking, I want some. He says fractions are as obsolete as roman numerals. (I don't know about you, but I actually still USE roman numerals. Maybe just because I'm a math teacher.) However. Fractions obsolete? Decimals are better? No. Nonononononononono. And here's why.
I think a fraction gives you a better grasp of how much you are talking about once you go past the obvious .5 and .25 and .75. Not to mention, most fractions are *not* rational like that. They don't come out to be nice, simple, and
terminating. No. Most of them are irrational. One-third. One-sixth. One-ninth. What does that mean to you when you see .167 or .17? Well. Not much to me. One-sixth? Okay, that makes more sense to me. I know how much is missing from the whole.
And to delay teaching fractions until after students have taken Calculus?! What. The. Fuck. Last time I checked, both Precalculus and Calculus was heavy into the use of fractions. He wants to wait until students have a better understanding of fractions. Um, hello? Students don't know what the fuck a decimal means. It's a part of a whole. That's it. I am not knocking that decimals are useful and necessary. However - better than fractions? No, thanks. I'll pass.
I cannot believe it. Something like this would only make calculator use MORE prominent and using the brain LESS prominent. Why? Because he thinks multiplication by hand is also obsolete. It's like he's saying - "Well, they are too stupid to do it themselves, so let's just teach it so they can do it."
My god. I am trying to get my students to STOP using their calculators all the time. And this guy is trying to make it impossible for that to happen.
Seriously, dude? What are you on? I want some. You talk about Mathematicians questioning axioms, making progress. Calculator use, on the whole, makes students think LESS. And the majority of the time - they have no idea what the answer means or if it even makes SENSE. Go jump off a cliff, buddy. And take your calculator-based math with you.
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Posted by: Pandora - 02.06.2008 - 1:48pm - Permalink - Comments (6)
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I just wanted to throw out a hello to the new commenters (and therefore readers!!) I've been getting the past week. I would love to know how you found me! Tell me! TELL! (; I'm a sucker for stuff like that. So, hello to my new readers! (=
Estela,
Hualing,
gina,
Tim,
Carlo,
Azure,
Shiela,
Tyranny,
Toniqua
That's not to say I don't love my old readers and commenters. Like
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you. I just have never had so many new people in a week! Wheee!
Welcome to the new! Hello again to the old! Everyone stick around for the show! (=
Posted by: Pandora - 02.06.2008 - 6:43am - Permalink - Comments (7)
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So, I forgot I told my dad I could make the extended family dinner which is occurring this weekend. Ooops. >___< And here I was, making other plans - with Han. (Ha. That's going to crack me up every time I write it. I know it is.)
Well, I told him about the dinner and told him he was welcome to come, but it was going to be TEN of my family members - not including me. Ten. Yes. Double digits. Scary. And the boy said he'd go. Holy crap. Hopefully, my family will not eat him alive. I mean, they won't, but there'll be a lot of questions. Dear lord. I have to call my mother. >__<
Goddess save me. This is going to be one interesting weekend. I'll let you know on Saturday whether there still *is* a Han. (;
Posted by: Pandora - 02.05.2008 - 8:21pm - Permalink - Comments (4)
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