tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post8545821921862226294..comments2023-12-24T08:35:08.509-05:00Comments on Pissed Off: Making Math RelevantPissedoffteacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-30800533078803418552009-03-31T20:03:00.000-04:002009-03-31T20:03:00.000-04:00No argument there--I love math.It is just when you...No argument there--I love math.<BR/><BR/>It is just when you are teaching students that are very low functioning it is hard to make some of the stuff we are forced to teach relevant.<BR/><BR/>When kids still take line segments and set them equal to 180 degrees, something is seriously wrong.<BR/><BR/>Believe me, I have found many of those examples you mention and I do use them, where applicable.Pissedoffteacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07924089808582137198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29536003.post-36993883832333307632009-03-31T19:59:00.000-04:002009-03-31T19:59:00.000-04:00http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.05...http://mathcentral.uregina.ca/QQ/database/QQ.09.05/priya1.html<BR/><BR/>interesting... I will find every resource on the internet to find specific examples of how math is used. The vocabulary, etc. <BR/><BR/>math is a beautiful thing... unfortunately that is being lost in translation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com