If I had to do it over again, I'd start ALL my (math) students (and their parents!) with these 5 math TED talks...

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I think Kids are smarter than they look.

What do you think?
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Geometry:

• Combination of the Greek words geo (“Earth”) and metron (“measure”)
• Began 6th century BCE
• Algebra uses variables; Geometry studies points, lines, shapes, surfaces, & solids

Most kids prefer one or another but both.

Yes/No?

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Back in high school, @gary_zukav's book gifted me 1 word that I treasure to this day: REVERENCE (for life).

Watched @joerogan interviewing @naval this weekend led to 2 more such books.

What's on your bookshelf that is...(cliche but)
life-changing?

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If you’re a parent struggling to help your kids with math homework, here are 5 tried-and-true tips that can help:

1. Set aside some time each day to let your child know that you’re available to BE THERE for them during homework time.

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Sincerity alone transforms IMPOSSIBLE to IM_POSSIBLE.

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All children deserve a guaranteed safe passage to success in life & it all begins with math.

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Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4,000 weeks is the average life span we have.

What do you do to make it count?

Share your takes on this with us:
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@MathDocMom
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Set a reminder for this upcoming Space!

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Applying for TEDx talk had me trace back how a single incident changed the course of my life.

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The One Time I Failed Multiplication Table and How It Led to a Career in Mathematics Education

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Micro- and Macro-Learning To Shape Your child's Habits

Microlearning is:

• a short burst of learning on a specific (math) topic/skill
• breaking learning down into small chunks
• a "just-in-time learning"

Macrolearning is...

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Shared this with a student of mine today -
His faith in Math is restored!

Ramanujan's infinite root:
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It’s not you.
It’s math.

Math is one of the few subjects where the concepts are chained together.

Not knowing you’ve missed some of the conceptual links is why math is challenging to learn.

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When kids struggle w/ math and we can't seem to help, it triggers our own fears.

Maybe they'll never learn it?
What if they'll be made fun of?
Or we are no good at teaching?

Shift focus.
Find a way to collab w/ their learning process instead.

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It’s a story is about a tree’s sacrificial love for a boy.

Since my kids were little, I get teary every time reading it with them. They are now in their 20s!

Which children books make you feel nostalgia?
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Sunday’s Visual Quiz

If 1 Picture = 1,000 words…

can you guess WHERE I’m going today?

A group of parents shared what their kids say about math at home...

What I heard break my heart.

If you hear any of these, skip math first.

Kids need to know that they are okay no matter what happens to their math.

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Math is taught oddly--both rigidly and haphazardly--in school.

This is no different than a writer selecting and combining random words from an Oxford dictionary, hoping that a magnificent Dickens tale would come out of it.

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Self-care is not selfish!

Parenting is hard. It challenges our patience every day. It's often confusing and exhausting.

If you feel guilty about taking time out for yourself, then you're making the #1 Mistake in parenting...

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