I’m continuously reminding myself that I need to be a “wise consumer” of math resources. Whenever I’m asked to review a resource, I reach for the Standards of Mathematical Practices. The SMPs are like Kryptonite and will break down even the...
I can’t count how many times I have handed a word problem to my students only to become more frustrated than them within the first five minutes. Most people have an opinion on word problems. Either teachers love them or hate them and I have yet to find a...