Andi Ovenden

keeper of the cheese strings, lover of algebra, occasionally takes deep breaths

[Andi Ovenden @andiovenden]

@mashupmath My struggle with the use of these has always been the teachers who teach them like they are the actual name of the skill. I cannot tell you how many times I’ve had to reteach that BEDMAS (or PEDMAS) FOIL and SOHCAHTOA were not actually words in math!

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@slomurphette @kkdumez Mathematical Example: No Limit

Really is there any boundaries on what people will stretch to promote Christian Nationalism

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@TheSwedishIvy And also not the best choice for all parents!

And not affordable as a choice for many single parent/financially challenged/health challenged families

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@gfletchy Kids who come to high school after years of being told they can’t do it - and they believe it!

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@d_l_mayfield Totally! We took our two out to eat on a patio (7 and 9) and spent a good deal of time explaining to them how we behave in a restaurant and giving apologies to the wait staff!

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@HannahComer4d Awww… she looks just like our Poppy!

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@sheilagregoire and Jesus’ response to list was not to point to the other person to change their pants rather to pluck out your own eye - I was told I was unloving. My daughter deserves better than this! 2/2

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@sheilagregoire I once pointed out to someone that ihe bible reference “not causing someone to stumble” was always in reference to judging another 1/2

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@themasters288 @CheriDiNovo @fordnation A qualified day care provider is only allowed a 6 to 1 ratio, and although I’m sure they are good people throwing them in with 20+ students and no formal training ... Well that’s just not safe for the student or the supervisor!

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Thank you to the DP department @TLKLife for this start to my summer garden! My kids are thrilled!

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@dog_rates Poppy with her kids!

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@mathematize4all Someone once said to me “Remember if you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met ONE person with autism.” I think the same thing can be said for all neurological differences!

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Lamenting not being able to go outside with my virtual classroom I choose to combine a lesson by @MathletePearce with @PearDeck - It was a real win for student engagement and rich discussion with my ELL Grade 9 Math Class!

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@dog_rates This is Poppy. She caught me off guard 8 weeks ago and I dislocated my shoulder and broke my humerus in the fall 8 weeks ago. She feels terrible, but also knows about bad math!

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Diving by 4 or 5 worksheet: https://t.co/zaueSgzFTw

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@MrTomRad I’ve been teaching this way for months now, and generally we just say it’s like teaching online with a “live studio audience”.

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@JimLind13 @KaitlynSchiess It also makes it impossible to mentor women into roles of leadership when all the leadership roles have been male dominated for so long!

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@AnkerMath Students won’t care how much you know until they know how much you care

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@YourMajestiness @TheLucasBlack Just hyperbole. But it’s probably much higher if you think of all the countries in this world where school is not a necessity so put aside, also all the families in your own country who are run by a single parent or who require two incomes just to make ends meet.