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How do you become a high school math teacher...and why would you want to?74

How do you become a high school math teacher...and why would you want to?

Math teachers are very much in demand, and in the present economy a math teacher has more job security than many other jobs. This would probably always be the case and you would be likely to find openings for math teachers in just about any...

8 comments    how to education teaching
How to Find the Roots of a Polynomial76

How to Find the Roots of a Polynomial

OK...call me a math nerd if you must. But there is a certain feeling of satisfaction in knowing all there is to know about finding the roots of a polynomial.

9 comments    roots algebra factoring
How to Be Good at Mathematics\ title=86

How to Be Good at Mathematics

I love this question. Most people think that either you're good at mathematics or you're not.....period....end of story. But this is such a defeatist attitude, to say the least. And worse than that, it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. If you think...

64 comments    math mathematics math anxiety
Teach Math as a Journey74

Teach Math as a Journey

“Do not worry about your difficulties with mathematics; I can assure you that mine are greater still.” ~ Albert Einstein Educators seem to have a penchant for sharing inspirational quotes. But there have been none that have captured my...

20 comments    students student math
Blue jeans, classic rock, and saying goodbye.69

Blue jeans, classic rock, and saying goodbye.

Blue jeans and classic rock - they sound like they go together, don't they? But saying good-bye? This is a story about the 60's - those favorite jeans we all had, how we feel when we lose something we love, and how metaphors in songs can express those feelings so well.

23 comments    music jeans goodbye
Should a Mother's Milk Be Shared With Anyone Besides Her Baby? 79

Should a Mother's Milk Be Shared With Anyone Besides Her Baby?

What do a rescued dog named Lily, two chefs in Zurich and New York City, Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream, John Steinbeck, and I have in common? We all have a story to tell about breast milk! I know - it sounds...

40 comments    mother day breast milk lily
Tribute to Mom78

Tribute to Mom

What Mother's Day gift would a 90 year old mom most appreciate? Things are harder for her to remember now - perhaps stories of the past - your past together would be just the thing!

25 comments    mother memories mom
Discrete Math Should Be Taught in High School78

Discrete Math Should Be Taught in High School

Discrete Mathematics is not "discreet" - nor should it be! Here's what Webster's has to say: discreet capable of preserving prudent silencediscrete  constituting a separate entity; consisting of distinct or unconnected elements Discrete Math...

9 comments    computer high school math
Why Be Rational?72

Why Be Rational?

It's here again - March 14. This is a big day for math lovers the world over. What's so special about March 14, you ask? Well, the abbreviated date, 3/14, is the first three digits of the irrational number...

24 comments    math ratio rational
How To Prepare For A Test: STUDY!71

How To Prepare For A Test: STUDY!

Everyone knows that to prepare for a test one must study. But many people don't know how to study effectively. This article will suggest some studying tips that you may not have thought of.

8 comments    study visualize learner
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