tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14214820.post8878477520014963843..comments2023-11-30T23:02:27.903-05:00Comments on Pseudo-Intellectualism: Math Professional Development With Abbott and Costello: Two Tens For A FiveDavid Ballelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11350201711497257207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14214820.post-52895367403829535152008-04-30T04:19:00.000-04:002008-04-30T04:19:00.000-04:00Just show this video to a first or second grader a...Just show this video to a first or second grader and watch. If he/she gets the jokes, not the slapstick but the money exchange, ask him/her to explain it. Otherwise, ask the child to watch carefully and to tell what is going on -- addition? subtraction? Is anything wrong?<BR/><BR/>You will be surprise -- they get it and often can explain it, not in math ling but in their own word.<BR/><BR/>And if they don't, it's your opportunity to stage this scene and use it to teach them some basic mathematical relationships and operations.<BR/><BR/>One of the folks at MathVenturesUrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510883242799385611noreply@blogger.com