11+ years old

As they approach and move through adolescence, math needs to serve children’s purposes. Whether it’s standing up for rights—their own or others’—or ensuring they’ve been properly paid for a chore, talking math with older kids means it needs to serve their needs.

Selfie. From left to right: Me, the 16 year-old, and [locally famous Radio Gal] on a sunny summer evening.
Same Idea or Different?

Same Idea or Different?

I am currently writing the teacher guide for my next book, How Did You Count? (See a couple of teaser photos at the end of this post!) A section of a chapter of that teacher guide has the heading Seek to Understand and to Be Understood. Those who know my teaching...