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The Purposeful Classroom
Posted on March 23, 2018March 23, 2018

The Purposeful Classroom

Recently, I’ve noticed that we are in the midst of a purposeless, clutter epidemic. It’s hard to trace the start of this epidemic. Perhaps it can be traced back to the rise of Pinterest and easy access to classroom inspiration. In any case, many classrooms are just filled with visual clutter that has little to … Continue reading The Purposeful Classroom

Solve for y and substitute?
Posted on February 22, 2018

Solve for y and substitute?

Something I’ve been thinking about is the way we teach students to solve systems of linear equations using substitution. Consider for example the following system of linear equations: y = 3x + 4 and 2y – 3x = 16. Many textbooks would suggest the way forward is to  solve one of the equations for a … Continue reading Solve for y and substitute?

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