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The Prappas Math retweeted
16 Jul 2024
Missed opportunity for Amazon not having their two prime days on July 2 and July 3 since 2 and 3 are the only two consecutive numbers that are prime.
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The Prappas Math retweeted
14 Apr 2023
"We surveyed 100 math teachers. Top 6 answers on the board. What's the first thing someone says when you tell them you're a math teacher?"
What would you say?
ALT Picture of the board on Family Feud showing 6 slots for answers.
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10 Nov 2022
Taking advantage of the beautiful day to work on our IB math explorations. @Amundsen_HS #writinginmathematics #mathapplications
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The Prappas Math retweeted
1 Aug 2022
It's Mental Math Monday. How would you mentally calculate 2×3×5×7?
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14 Feb 2022
Mine is “Put your phone and headphones in your back and leave them there forever or for the duration of class.” And yet… #likeabrokenrecord
9 Feb 2022
Fellow educators, in honor of the 100th day of school tomorrow what is something you’ve had to say at least 100 times this year?
Got a 2.4 GPA my first semester in college. Thought maybe I wasn’t cut out for engineering. Today I’ve landed two spacecraft on Mars, and am now designing one for the Moon.
STEM is hard for everyone. Grades ultimately aren’t what matter. Curiosity and perseverance matter.
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28 Dec 2020
If I actually baked, this would be perfect. The Satisfaction of Mathematically Efficient Christmas Cookies - Gastro Obscura atlasobscura.com/articles/be…
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The Prappas Math retweeted
17 Aug 2020
"There's a mindset that, 'If they don't turn it in on time, I don't accept it. That's setting them up to fail in college.' Our approach has been, 'OK, but they're not in college yet. Right now they're freshmen. We have to build that scaffolding to support them.'" @phillipcantor
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15 Apr 2020
School at Home: Kids Share Experiences During Coronavirus Pandemic - The New York Times nytimes.com/2020/04/14/us/sc…
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The Prappas Math retweeted
26 Mar 2020
Here’s someone that said when am I ever going to need math
24 Mar 2020
For people under 60, coronavirus is LESS dangerous than the seasonal flu:
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17 Mar 2020
What timing! Just completed exponential growth. This is why understanding math is so important. #realworldapplications reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful…
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19 Dec 2019
A good thought...and then we are going to review “borrowing”...
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9 Oct 2019
Math Studies students working together to read through and “score” internal assessments (projects) as they prepare to begin theirs. #learningfromthegoodandthebad
30 Sep 2019
After the hw problem on Barrow, Alaska, this popped up. I thought I’d share it. #algIB #thingscouldbewayworse