Category Archives: Computation

You Are NOT Katherine Gibbs and Math Class is NOT Secretarial School….

Posted on December 2, 2015 by rmberkman

I stop in to see K, our sixth grade teacher, who is twelve kinds of awesome and always quick with a witty phrase (it was from her where I learned to say “for all shits and giggles….”) K looked tense. I … Continue reading →

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Torah, Talmud and the Common Core: Oy Veh!

Posted on March 25, 2014 by rmberkman

There’s an old joke that if you put two Jews in a room to debate a question, they’ll inevitably emerge with three opinions. This comes about from the fact that Judaism is based on an ancient text written in an … Continue reading →

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How “Conceptua Math” Gets Multiplication Really Wrong…

Posted on September 26, 2013 by rmberkman

For some reason, I’ve been on the email list of an outfit called “Conceptua Math” for the longest time. I think their products are terrible and I’m always amused by the amount of hyperbole they put into their different press … Continue reading →

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….and two to take him.

Posted on April 14, 2011 by rmberkman

Wasn’t it P.T. Barnum who stated that there was a sucker born every minute, and two to part him with his money? The latest iteration of this comes from Body & Mind Builders, a company in Manhattan that provides yoga, … Continue reading →

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