National Chocolate Day: October 28th My grandmother always said, "God was in a good mood the day He created chocolate!" I grew up thinking that chocolate was a basic food group! And, I admit, chocolate is one of my weaknesses. What does National Chocolate Day have to do with mathematics!   Well - where's the math? Below you will find some suggestions for connecting math and chocolate. Even … [Read more...]

  Mathematical Palindromes   A palindrome is a word or a number that can be read the same way in either direction. For example, MOM is still MOM if read backwards. “A man, a plan, a canal, Panama” is a famous palindrome about the building of the Panama Canal. Palindromes can also be numbers. 121 is still 121 if read from the other direction. Time & Date says: A … [Read more...]

Did you know that the level of a student’s intelligence is usually not the primary deficiency in being successful in middle school or high school mathematics? There is a myriad of reasons that students struggle with mathematics. These range from attendance, attention span, instruction, and personal issues, to math anxiety and low self-esteem and motivation. Today’s middle school and high school … [Read more...]