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On teaching Math |
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Master Senior Member
since 1999-08-18
Posts 1867Boston, MA 
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During the day, I resurrect the dead. I dash across the classroom where my students are slipping in and out of coma as they crash against their desks. I work on their endurance. I like to think it’s not in vain. There’s no mistake and something’s cooking if their brains are fried! I know that one fine morning they’ll awake and see Pythagoras and Euclid in new light. They’ll rise up from their seats, still half asleep, with love of math and newfound thirst for knowledge. If nothing else, perhaps, they’ll learn to keep their checkbooks balanced as they pay for college. http://home.comcast.net/~kneller/aboutme.html [This message has been edited by Master (10-11-2008 12:16 AM).] |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
I love that you care and that you dash across the classroom to teach when it seems no one listens. I wish I had worked hard at math and science. Maybe I needed a teacher like you to spark my interest. A |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
Hi MA, this is very touching how you want your students to succeed...As a teacher of mathematics I support and understand very much...Enjoyed the reading... have a nice day yann |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Andrey, I adore this poem of yours! You are determined to stir their interest and I am sure they will open their minds to the fascination of Math in time to profit fully from your lessons. Not all though may have a logical-mathematical intelligence, but as you say what's important is to stir their desire for knowledge anyway. Love, Margherita  |
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