It took some time

but I just came across the most marvelous short course in Trig that’s written in an engaging, fun and informative style! To wit:
… Hipparchus (190-120 B.C.E.) produced the first trigonometric table for use in astronomy. It was a table of chords for angles in a circle of large […]

Morning!
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Have you heard about Second Life? It’s an online virtual 3d world that, make no mistake about it, has tons of uses not only in recreation but also in education as well.
Anywhos, today I came across “10 Steps to your own Sweatshop“. I remember studying […]

You just can’t

make up this stuff. To wit:
…British physicist Peter Higgs made the statement on Monday that scientists are on the verge of finding what is known as the “God Particle.” This is the force that makes all life possible. He first argued this theory, also known as “Higgs […]

This just in

a study that appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences states:
….CHICAGO (AFP) — Chinese- and English-speaking dyslexics have different neurological deficits, according to a study released Monday which suggests that dyslexia may be different brain disorders in the two cultures.
English speakers with the reading disability typically have functional abnormalities […]

Bullying, alas, is alive
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and well…and it happens just about every place you can find kids. The school bus is no exception.
Having had to deal with school bus bullying on my kids’ bus, I’ve found the following resources to be useful.

School Bus Bullying
No Bullies on Board
School Bus Safety
When […]

Got trig?

Better yet, got trig mistakes?
I just came across the most marvelous math help site called MathMistakes. Oh it’s wondrous! It has goodies like:

Common Algebra Mistakes
Commen Trig Mistakes
Common Calculus Mistakes

but even better, it provides a wealth of resources/knowledge from which your kid can learn. For example:
Test yourself on the exact values […]

Ever wonder what

happens to teachers who are suspended or accused of a crime or what have you…but has yet to experience a trial or legal proceedings? They’re not allowed to be in front of the kids but have to be stashed someplace…and in New York City, it’s the Rubber Room. To wit:
….true […]

All kids enjoy

doing a Rubix cube…but if trouble really arises, consider building a robot from Lego NXT to solve it. To wit:
Having trouble with your Rubik’s cube? Daniele Benedettelli has created an automated Rubik’s cube solver called the LEGO Rubik Utopy. On his website, Daniele describes, “A […]

So your kids
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need to research current events or happenings decades ago? Enter in NBC News Hot Chalk that lets you (or your enterprising kid):

Create customized assignments and lesson plans for all of your classes utilizing the NBC Video Resources
Collaborate with peers, experts, authors, and master teachers through […]

Are you in your PTA?

Given the fact I abhor politics, I’m not, mind you….but still, being able to network with moms for academic and school reasons is a very good thing indeed.
Are you familiar with Twitter? It’s a web-based app that lets you communicate with folks via 140 characters or less. […]