Comments on: Infographic: When Am I Going To Use This

By: Nitish

Nitish — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:31:29 +0000

One point people miss in these debates: school is not some kind of vocational college. Students aren’t just being outfitted for real life, they are simultaneously discovering it. If we stopped teaching any particular subject, students will never again get a chance to discover it, never get a taste of things that may well become their life’s mission. Kids discover cells, war history, debating, sports AND maths and sciences through their experiences at school, only to go on and pick just ONE thing up for a career. I have never used chemistry or biology or history or Japanese in real life: but I am grateful I was given a chance to see all of these. No amount graphing or “demographing” can disprove the need for teaching anything less than flat out _everything_ in school.

By: Why Algebra is Necessary: Rebutting Andrew Hacker

Why Algebra is Necessary: Rebutting Andrew Hacker — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:07:01 +0000

[…] course, there are also all the standard math teacher responses: Every career uses some form of math. You’re gonna have to know some basic algebra when you’re buying a house, or creating a […]

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:58:24 +0000

I am surprised to not see engineering and tech-related careers on here.

By: louise

louise — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:25:45 +0000

also late. It’s mid-term time.
Re. the tickets and relevance: I saved up toilet rolls in various stages of amount left. I tell them we get through one roll a week (and present a complete roll). How long will each partial roll last?
When do they use it? Go to the bathroom and estimate how long it is until we need a new roll.
Then we ask the custodians how long a roll lasts. We talk about how to make a system so that we never run out of toilet paper again.
Oh yes, dear child, you will use this.

By: TURD: When am I going to use this? | Overthinking my teaching

TURD: When am I going to use this? | Overthinking my teaching — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:18:51 +0000

[…] thanks to Dan Meyer for finding this particular Truly Unfortunate Representation of Data […]

By: Beau

Beau — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:22:42 +0000

Late to the game, but I don’t think anyone else commented on this — the first thing I noticed was that there seems to be zero correlation between math concepts and income on this chart. Kinda makes you want to be an aircraft pilot.

Plus, why are some labels bigger than others? Weird.

By: When Am I Going To Use This: Delayed Gratification « Maths For My Future

When Am I Going To Use This: Delayed Gratification « Maths For My Future — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:10:53 +0000

[…] See Dan Meyer’s Link for this one… […]

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:00:24 +0000

this is why my walls are blank.

By: Randy

Randy — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:08:40 +0000

Rasumussen College just needs to flash it up a bit . . .

The guy teaching next door to me has a poster of a corvette with “Did Math” on the license plate hot-roddin’ down the road.

That’ll motivate them to do the 10 page packet of pre-algebra review problems!

Maybe a poster of a mansion on Did Math Drive, Mathville, GA 31415 would get them to memorize their multiplication tables?

By: peps mccrea

peps mccrea — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:22:35 +0000

You’ve got me thinking about the powerful role that visual images play in changing/reinforcing perceptions.

The guys at occupydesign.org have created a series of images to harness this concept and use them as tools for change.

What images (memes) could we use to change the world of maths education? Do we even have a shared view of what good maths teaching looks like in our times (the digital age)?

ps I appreciate your modification of the infoG – the next Lolcatz? ;)