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By: An Odd Request « Research in Practice

An Odd Request « Research in Practice — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:10:45 +0000

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By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 23:19:41 +0000

Mimi: We did the problem on the back of a puke bag. He and I each used different ways to calculate the probability, but got the same answer.

That's what it's all about right there.

By: Mimi

Mimi — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:15:35 +0000

Fun combinatorics problem I had one time: I ran into a friend at the airport, and it turned out that we were on the same flight (from NYC to LA). Then later, when boarding the flight, it turned out that I was sitting next to him! I can’t remember exactly now, but let’s say there were 23 rows on the plane, and each row had 8 seats. What were the chances of us sitting next to each other? :)

Another fun fact: My friend and I were both math teachers. We did the problem on the back of a puke bag. He and I each used different ways to calculate the probability, but got the same answer.

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By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:02:03 +0000

@Andy, if ever there were an appropriate place to quibble, that’s it right there.

@MPG, my impression is that Anglophiles refer to all corporations in the plural form.

“Simon and Garfunkel are …. ”
“Phish are ….”
“Microsoft are ….”

Etc. This is perhaps exemplary of an arbitrary quality to certain rules.

By: Michael Paul Goldenberg

Michael Paul Goldenberg — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:11:11 +0000

“Simon and Garfunkel ARE the most influential folk-rock act of the 1960s”

“Simon and Garfunkel IS the most influential folk-rock act of the 1960s”?

By: Michael Paul Goldenberg

Michael Paul Goldenberg — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:08:48 +0000

Punctuation Saves Lives:

“Let’s eat, Grandma.”

“Let’s eat Grandma.”

By: andy shapiro

andy shapiro — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:44:14 +0000

Sorry to quibble, but if you write about the necessity of grammar rules, how can I resist pointing out that “spelling and grammar” is a compound subject and requires “are” instead of “is”?

By: Dan Meyer

Dan Meyer — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:52:22 +0000

Laura: We did: “There are four _____” (student suggested cars). How many…wheels? Windows? Seatbelts?

Super fun right there. Way to go.

By: Judith Diamond

Judith Diamond — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:41:20 +0000

I like to say that I am not teaching my students how to do each problem, but I am giving them the paths to get there.