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A Stick in the Mud

One of my colleagues, David Mathwin, writes a regular blog at http://astickinthemud.com. He talks about his history classroom, but also wanders farther afield. Have a glance at:Steve Gadd Plays Drums With His NeckandA.J. Toynbee:…See More
Sep 17, 2012
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William Carey replied to Christopher Perrin's discussion Summer Highlights from Teacher In-Service Training--Please Post
"One of the things we did this summer was watch a video of a masterful math teacher: http://hrd.apec.org/index.php/Thinking_Systematically_Grade_6_%28Japan%29 as part of a conversation on how the liturgy of the math classroom shapes…"
Sep 17, 2012
William Carey replied to Michael Patrick Forth's discussion Parental Involvement in Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics in the group Math & Science Teachers
"I'm curious what you (and your parents) mean by conceptual understanding - can you maybe talk through what that looks like a bit?"
Sep 17, 2012
William Carey replied to Kevin Lester's discussion What is Math, anyway? in the group Math & Science Teachers
"I'm partial to Paul Graham's suggestion that mathematics is the study of terms with precise meanings. It's vague enough to avoid the disagreement between platonists and aristotelians, captures the essence of mathematics as both a…"
Aug 7, 2012
Michael Patrick Forth replied to William Carey's discussion Typesetting Mathematics in the group Math & Science Teachers
"MathType is the only one I have used besides the built-in equation editor of the most recent Word version (which is clunky).  I like MathType.  Just cut & paste into Word. "
Mar 15, 2012
William Carey posted a blog post

Hierarchies of Abstraction

The Ladder of Abstraction -- by Bret VictorVictor's idea of a ladder of abstraction is compelling. His presentation of mathematic as a succession of abstractions layered upon one another is beautiful. I suspect the idea of hierarchies of abstraction is a fertile field for exploring how grammar, logic, and rhetoric fit into the mathematics classroom.See More
Mar 14, 2012
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William Carey replied to William Carey's discussion Typesetting Mathematics in the group Math & Science Teachers
"When I started teaching math, producing handouts and quizzes was time consuming. Coaxing the built in equation editor in Claris to produce the mathematical expressions I was interested in took time. Eventually I learned TeX and used it to write…"
Mar 14, 2012
Michael Patrick Forth replied to William Carey's discussion Typesetting Mathematics in the group Math & Science Teachers
"For what purpose do you ask this question?  Not sure I understand to what end you are working."
Mar 14, 2012
William Carey commented on William Carey's blog post Dan Meyer on Rhetoric
"I'm sad I just discovered his work now! His blog is full of good stuff too. http://blog.mrmeyer.com/ -- He doesn't come from a classical background, but his ideas about concrete and abstract are (I suspect) well explained by the…"
Mar 2, 2012
Jesse Hake commented on William Carey's blog post Dan Meyer on Rhetoric
"Thanks, Bill! Great material. I sent this link around to all of our upper school math teachers."
Mar 2, 2012
Jesse Hake liked William Carey's blog post Dan Meyer on Rhetoric
Mar 2, 2012
William Carey posted a blog post

Dan Meyer on Rhetoric

Dan Meyer on RhetoricDan Meyer's TED talk video is interesting. He astutely identifies a deep malaise in much math curriculum (i.e. it's all grammar level material), and talks through how to pose students questions that incorporate rhetoric as well. See More
Mar 2, 2012
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Jacob Belcher replied to William Carey's discussion What's your favorite piece of math? in the group Math & Science Teachers
"I agree. Eratosthenes is one of my historical heroes."
Jan 30, 2012
William Carey replied to William Carey's discussion What's your favorite piece of math? in the group Math & Science Teachers
"That's a really interesting site! Thanks for sharing it. Much more to read there. Eratosthenes work is delightful indeed. I particularly like the way Sperber suggests that Eratosthenes was seeking to harmonize the various estimates using…"
Jan 27, 2012
Jesse Hake replied to William Carey's discussion What's your favorite piece of math? in the group Math & Science Teachers
"Some fun math: Dan Sperber describes "Eratosthenes' measurement of the Earth's circumference" at Edge (or here not too far down the page)."
Jan 26, 2012
William Carey added a discussion to the group Math & Science Teachers
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Typesetting Mathematics

I'm curious how other math and science teachers typeset the math they include in handouts and assignments?I started out using a visual equation editor that was bundled with Claris Works called "Equation Editor" (I'm dating myself), but quickly switched to using TeX for better typesetting and (to me) quicker composition. Recently, I discovered http://www.texify.com/, which lets you compose in TeX online without installing and using the actual program itself.…See More
Jan 14, 2012
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Name of School
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Subjects You Teach
Calculus, Physics, Logic, Latin, and Rhetoric (all in the past tense)
Academic Interests
Math as one of the Humanities
Hobbies and Other Interests
Photography, Hiking, Code, Baseball
How Long Have You Been a Teacher?
4-5 years
Favorite Authors
Bonhoeffer, Kierkegaard, Ellroy, Stephenson, and Catullus

William Carey's Blog

A Stick in the Mud

Posted on September 17, 2012 at 7:57pm 0 Comments

One of my colleagues, David Mathwin, writes a regular blog at http://astickinthemud.com. He talks about his history classroom, but also wanders farther afield. Have a glance at:

Steve Gadd Plays Drums With His Neck

and…

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Hierarchies of Abstraction

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 8:53pm 0 Comments

The Ladder of Abstraction -- by Bret Victor

Victor's idea of a ladder of abstraction is compelling. His presentation of mathematic as a succession of abstractions layered upon one another is beautiful. I suspect the idea of hierarchies of abstraction is a fertile field for exploring how grammar, logic, and rhetoric fit into the mathematics classroom.

Dan Meyer on Rhetoric

Posted on March 2, 2012 at 12:30pm 2 Comments

Dan Meyer on Rhetoric

Dan Meyer's TED talk video is interesting. He astutely identifies a deep malaise in much math curriculum (i.e. it's all grammar level material), and talks through how to pose students questions that incorporate rhetoric as well. 

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At 5:23pm on November 29, 2011, Christopher Perrin said…

Welcome aboard Bill.  Can anyone else besides me guess where Bill's profile photo was taken? 

 
 
 

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