Understanding mathematical operations is about seeing and understanding how and why they work, not about taking someone’s word for it (a teacher’s, a friend’s, or a textbook’s). While all of that input can be helpful, there is nothing like making the discovery for yourself — constructing your own understanding — for making a concept stick […]
Month: October 2017
The Insider’s View – Volume One
Welcome to our first edition of “The Insider’s View.” This is a series of blog posts written by the children in the group. They are working to include information about who, what, where, when, why, and how in their posts at the moment. There is a lot of enthusiasm for including images and videos down the […]
The Serious Business of Pizza Sales
Quite a lot of work goes into pizza sales, all of which is broken down into steps. Happily, half the class is made up of veterans to the process! Still, there’s a lot to keep in mind, to coordinate with your “pizza partner,” and to double check for accuracy. We presented our process in a […]