Tag Archives: Math

An Unexpected Bargain

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Coming East

When I taught math, one thing I drilled into my students was to consider if their answer was reasonable. Sometimes students would insist that they had checked and rechecked their answers and their computations were correct. They we’re frustrated when … Continue reading →

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A Well-Learned Lesson

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Coming East

Last week I posted a letter I would have liked to have sent to my third-grade teacher, Mrs. Zunker.  We all have teachers we loved and whose memory and lessons were sweetly remembered.  Unfortunately, most of us have also had … Continue reading →

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