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I can’t multiply 2573 by 389.

Neither can you, I bet.

Ben Orlin Education, Reflections 82 Comments March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 4 Minutes

Kafka Explains Math Education

A few cheery thoughts.

Ben Orlin Education, How to Avoid Thinking in Math Class 14 Comments June 1, 2021 2 Minutes

What Graphs Reveal (If You Give Them Time)

A story isn't a story if you scream it all at once.

Ben Orlin Education 8 Comments June 3, 2020June 23, 2020 3 Minutes

A Compendium of Cool Internet Math Things

Visually stimulating. Mathematically rich.

Ben Orlin Education, Math, Roundups 6 Comments March 4, 2020March 5, 2020 2 Minutes

The Truly Common Core

Math education is succeeding beautifully... for the right definition of "success."

Ben Orlin Cartoons, Education 13 Comments February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 1 Minute

Let’s All Burn Calculus in Effigy

A strange, true tale from 1915.

Ben Orlin Education 13 Comments November 20, 2019November 13, 2019 2 Minutes

Your Earliest Mathematical Memory

What do these memories reveal about us - and about math?

Ben Orlin Education, Reflections 15 Comments September 5, 2018September 4, 2018 7 Minutes

The Reluctant Gatekeeper

Why do math teachers so often act as bouncers?

Ben Orlin Education 37 Comments January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 2 Minutes

The Three Barriers to Deep Thinking in School

"But... why didn't you write a better assessment?" "Kid, I will, if you can show me the tree that time grows on."

Why won't that seedling grow?

Ben Orlin Education 27 Comments December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 4 Minutes

What To Do When the Whole Class is Failing

Step #1: Forget about "blame."

Ben Orlin Education 23 Comments November 22, 2017November 21, 2017 3 Minutes

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