My colleague extraordinare over at The Mathy Murk, asked our Geometry team how we wanted to introduce the notion of midpoint. She was inspired by Dan Meyer's 3 Acts. I wasn't sure what the parameters were and was a little

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Why is it that Regular M and M's are 1.69 ounces per package, but Peanut Butter M and M's are 1.63 ounces per package? (The M and M Anomaly, Planet Money, June 6, 2014) How do All You Can Eat

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      As far back as I can remember, my family has played cards. Random memories include: Playing Black Jack with my dad at age 4 or 5 in my grandmother's apartment in San Francisco (1967 or 1968) Mother's bridge parties

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James Altucher is a quirky business guru, podcaster, diy learner. If he were a math teacher, he definitely would be in on the MTBoS. He wants you to be better. (Yeah, he wants you to buy his books, but he

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It has been about 100,000 years since I have posted. Call it survival. Call it a CCSS learning curve. I did want to mention my amazing colleague's blog, Mathy Murk, especially if you care about mathematical modeling, alternative assessment, and

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