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This blog post is an excerpt from Arjan Khalsa's white paper, "Demystifying the Multiplication and Division of Fractions":
“Dividing fractions is conceptually similar to dividing whole numbers, in that students can think about how many times the divisor goes into the dividend. For example, 1/2 ÷ 1/4 can be represented in terms of “How many 1/4s are in 1...
It is 9:30 pm. A sixth-grader is curled around the pages of Harry Potter while his mother cajoles him to turn off the light. This youngster will apply his reading skills for the rest of his life. He will slay demons, travel to worlds real and fictional, and communicate with friends near and far - all through the gift of literacy. What will be his tangible rewards for developing strong sixth-...
I am sitting on an airplane with the movie Footloose playing in the background. True to my nature, watching the movie makes me think about math education. In the film, teens are unhappy about rules and expectations imposed on them. In the math classroom, students are similarly unhappy with the requirements. Are there any real parallels here? Let’s see.
Let’s start with the...
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