Comments on: Hollywood Hates Math /2013/hollywood-hates-math/ less helpful Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Math class needs a makeover | Mean Green Math /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-985050 Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:06:11 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-985050 […] is a thought-provoking TEDx talk by Dan Meyer (who also produced the Hollywood Hates Math […]

]]> By: Hollywood Hates Math | Mean Green Math /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-950549 Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:36:18 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-950549 […] Dan Meyer spliced together scenes from various movies where knowledge of mathematics is denigrated. Since a big part of my job is instilling confidence in my students that they can indeed succeed in my classes, it’s a little depressing to see that I have a big opponent in popular culture. […]

]]> By: Stick-to-it-iv-ness | wwndtd /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-835004 Fri, 03 May 2013 17:10:14 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-835004 […] Drawings, via Slate, and have been musing on the topic for a few days. A lot of people hate math. Dan Meyer shows just how much people hate math: And American society says it’s okay to hate math. A […]

]]> By: The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL (& How To Use Them) | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-736993 Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:56:53 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-736993 […] search engine Subzin could be very useful for teachers. I would strongly recommend you read his short, but elegant, post describing how he used it to create this video. Subzin is a search engine for quotes in movies and […]

]]> By: We have to call this stuff out | Overthinking my teaching /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-719486 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:22:59 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-719486 […] video skills to make a “Sal and Vi Hate Math Teachers” video in the spirit of “Hollywood Hates Math“. I’ll help with the archival work. Who’s […]

]]> By: Link for the week: “Hollywood hates math” | Degree of Freedom /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-709352 Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:05:01 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-709352 […] As I’m (finally) running out of maths-themed quotations, it seemed sensible to try something else as a regular item on this blog. Here, therefore, is our first Link for the Week: a video compilation of the evidence that Hollywood hates math(s). […]

]]> By: Dan Meyer /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-696819 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:56:57 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-696819 PS. I lobbed comments from Jennifer Ouellette, Barry Smith, Mr. K, Ray O’Brien, and @MatthewMaddux up to the main floor. Thanks for the contributions, team.

]]> By: Dan Meyer /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-696785 Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:27:01 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-696785 Looks like all of you who want either a) a kid-friendly edit or b) a math-positive counterpoint now have an excuse to dust off that free editing software on your machine and learn how to cut video. For a limited time only, here’s the HD file of my clip to assist you in all your remixing needs.

FWIW, I find the idea that Hollywood (or popular culture, in general) is remotely mixed on math for regular people (as opposed to savants like Rain Man or John Nash) to be a tough sell. I’m looking forward to being proven wrong.

@John, that’s from the TV show Psych.

]]> By: John /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-696229 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:46:44 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-696229 What movie was this scene from: “You flunking math?” “Proudly!”

]]> By: Blake /2013/hollywood-hates-math/#comment-696204 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:29:58 +0000 /?p=16222#comment-696204 seconding that kid friendly comment. I teach 8th grade and could probably just hit mute at the right times a few times, but ass and grope are definitely not cool. could maybe get away with homo and retard.

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