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What are YOU Good at?

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What are YOU good at? Good question! Do you have an answer? I sure hope so. Think about it a little bit. Make a list. I'll wait ... * * *...
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The Answer Is ...

Yesterday I posted a short Quiz at the end of my article Trouble with Fractions. And here are the answers: A. 4.794 The most common WRONG...
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Merit pay for math teachers ... part 2

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I am the last person to argue against giving teachers a pay raise. Teachers do not earn enough money for what they do .... and what they do is...
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Teacher injects mind-numbing drugs with administrators encouragement

As I mentioned in my previous article Strangers give me Fodder, I am planning to write a series of articles based on A Mathematician's Lament by Paul...
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Strangers online give me fodder for writing

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Happy 2009 to Everyone!!! I have recently had the pleasure of taking several days off from work. I did not go anywhere. No family came to visit....
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Math and IQ revisited

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I recently received two comments on my article High School Math and IQ and the only way I have to reply back is via another post. Plus ... I would...
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Texas 8th graders fail yet get passed

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This article appeared in today's Dallas Morning News "1 in 7 8th-graders didn't pass TAKS". Today is December 18, 2008. The students took...
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Italian immigrant fails GED

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One of the services I offer via my tutoring business is help passing the GED Math section. The GED tests are a group of five subject tests which...
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Little daily brain workout ...

I am very impressed by the number of people willing to read stuff written by a "math education examiner". Math ... you either like it, or...
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Statistics and IQ ... questioning my math

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In a recent article America and IQ I made the statement that half of all Americans have a below average IQ. I have received several comments via...
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