Friday, September 7, 2012

Word Association

T: "What do you think of when you hear the word 'Factor'?"
S: "CHRISTMAS TREES!!"

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Mind Blown

"I thought about infinity one time in 5th grade. It was terrible. I was depressed for the whole summer."

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Sticks and Stones

Today, my students were taught a brief history of numbers. My master teacher began by telling the students that there was  a time when there were no words for numbers, and amounts were represented with objects:

T: "Cavemen used sticks and stones..."
S: "To break each others bones?"