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  • Math is a Language

    Math is a Language

    The Gutenberg printing press was revolutionary because it provided a faster way to share words. In turn, these words and how they were structured were representations of ideas used to make sense of the world around us. Math is a language with words and other symbols that also makes sense of the world around us.…

  • – symbol: negative vs subtraction

    – symbol: negative vs subtraction

    The use of the “-” symbol is challenging for many students. They don’t understand the difference between the use of the symbol in -3 vs 5 – 3. To address this I use a real life example of multiple uses of the same symbol (1st 2 photos below) then break down the “-” symbol (photo…