by Kevin Burton Fear not, dear reader. Easy does it. This won’t hurt a bit. For your attention today we bring terms and definitions from the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for elements of mathematics. But there will be no test. Or, if you consider it a test, you are auditing this one. Take from …
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Good News From the Math Classroom
by Kevin Burton Today on Page 7 we do the math. I found two math-related stories on the Good News Network. The first shows that students did better in math when music is incorporated into the lessons. “A new study explored the causal role that music engagement has on student achievement in …
The Abacus Is Still A Low-Tech Wonder
by Kevin Burton Do you remember any of the gifts you received in fourth grade? Do you have any of them still? Are they in working order? I have one. In fourth grade our teachers at the Ohio State School for the Blind sat us down and introduced us to Mrs. Davidow. …
When You Look To God It All Adds Up
by Kevin Burton “Do the math” is a favorite saying of mine. When God does the math it always comes out right. The Bible teaches that God created all things and that He did not create them willy-nilly. Welcome to the fourth-period math class at the Earthly School for the Spiritually Blind (ESSB). …
Stay Tuned For The Quarantine Olympics
It’s game on. The 2021 Yahtzee challenge has been issued and accepted. Jeannette loves to tell the story of one of our first dates when we went bowling. I assured her that I wasn’t very good and we would just have a fun time. I was telling the truth, I’m pretty dreadful …
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