The Joy Of Teaching Mathematics Without A CurriculumThis entire blog is about the question in the image that I shared with Ola Sarota — a 13 year-old girl, currently in living in Portugal…3d agoA response icon33d agoA response icon3
Mathematics Will Be A Conversation With The Universe At The First Math RetreatThere is some sweet sadness about arriving late(I am 61) in terms of finding your voice and purpose. While it’s definitely at the backend…5d agoA response icon45d agoA response icon4
My Book Writing Journey Ends In A Wild Pasture of Childhood Imagination.Next month, I begin what is most likely my final book writing adventure. If it is so, I could never have imagined a more wondrous and happy…Oct 12Oct 12
Global Math Summit In Sardinia: It Was A Spiritual AwakeningI generally don’t write blogs this quickly, as I already wrote an initial one about www.globalmathsummit.com just a few days ago.Oct 7A response icon1Oct 7A response icon1
The Global Math Summit 2025:Not In My Wildest Dreams Did I Believe In The Possible Magic Of Humans and Math That Just Happened In Sardinia.Oct 3A response icon3Oct 3A response icon3
The Global Math Summit In Sardinia: Meditating on MathematicsAs hard as it might be to imagine, I had no lifelong dream to be a teacher.Sep 21Sep 21
Math Education’s Problem Is Simple: Adults Who Are Addicted To Complex SolutionsI taught for 20 years. I taught high school in one of Toronto’s poorest neighbourhoods and, at the other end of the spectrum, I taught at…Sep 12A response icon26Sep 12A response icon26
Failure Excites Me More Than Success When Doing MathematicsThe last few days, I have been taking a crack at some tough problems that have some kind of clickbait description that “only __% can solve…Aug 20A response icon4Aug 20A response icon4
In Mathematics, I Now Realize We’re Chasing BeautyThe idiom “chasing rabbits” generally means getting distracted, losing focus, and being unsuccessful in the end with these pursuits.Aug 18A response icon4Aug 18A response icon4
Why Should Students Learn Mathematics? Education Has Not Answered That Question.There should be two vectors for learning mathematics. An external one for functioning in society as a decision-maker, and internal one for…Aug 9A response icon3Aug 9A response icon3
