Wow, 4th grade math was incredible today.
It turns out that if you provide space to dream answers, 4th graders will melt mundane mode problems into universal design.
It turns out that if you provide space to dream answers, 4th graders will melt mundane mode problems into universal design.
"If they are only allowing one ingredient, we should ask people to find the mode and then order pizzas of that ingredient and some more as 'no topping' and then get other toppings at the store so everyone can eat."
The fact that they interject "food allergies" and "dietary restrictions" into every single food related word problem tells me that the youth are learning better than the folks running everything.
Day 2 of Modes: We explored a problem adapted from a Martin Gardner piece. They were offered a chance to guess a number from a mystery box to win $1000.
Student answer: "Tell him I appreciate the money, but I'd solve it for free. Solving mysteries makes every day fun."
Student answer: "Tell him I appreciate the money, but I'd solve it for free. Solving mysteries makes every day fun."
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