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Category: Reflections

Other Ways to Carve Up the Math Curriculum

Has the math curriculum gone stale? And how could we freshen it up?

Ben Orlin Education, Reflections 36 Comments November 16, 2016November 14, 2016 4 Minutes

The Student-to-Teacher Dictionary

A linguistic guide.

Ben Orlin Education, Reflections 30 Comments October 26, 2016October 24, 2016 2 Minutes

The Peacock-Tail Theory of AP Calculus

Hey, colleges! Check out this beautiful tapestry attached to my butt!

Ben Orlin Reflections 24 Comments July 20, 2016July 18, 2016 1 Minute

50 Killed, or 49?

What can numbers tell us about humanity? Maybe nothing. Maybe a lot.

Ben Orlin Reflections 19 Comments June 15, 2016 1 Minute

A Quadratic of Solace (or, Maybe Math Class Has a Purpose, Question Mark?)

We're great at teaching our students the HOW. We're not so great with WHAT. (And don't get me started on WHY.)

Ben Orlin Reflections 7 Comments June 8, 2016June 8, 2016 3 Minutes

The Essence of Mathematics, in One Beatles Song

Life regret: No one has ever grabbed my collar and demanded that I explain to them the essence of mathematics in one pop song.

Ben Orlin Reflections 30 Comments May 4, 2016April 25, 2016 4 Minutes

Math is Crazy Hard to Define

"The science of patterns"? "The study of structure"? "The dumb subject with all the fractions"?

Ben Orlin Reflections 52 Comments April 20, 2016April 18, 2016 1 Minute

Why the Math Curriculum Makes No Sense

What would you do, if you could design high school math from scratch? Well... not what we do now.

Ben Orlin Reflections 48 Comments March 2, 2016March 2, 2016 3 Minutes

Good Mathematician vs. Great Mathematician

Mmm... duct tape.

Ben Orlin Reflections 28 Comments December 16, 2015December 14, 2015 1 Minute

What Level of Teaching is Right for Me?

Monday mornings, I welcome my 6th-grade homeroom, then immediately turn around and teach 12th-grade “higher-level” mathematics.

Ben Orlin Reflections 46 Comments December 9, 2015December 9, 2015 3 Minutes

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