Alex Freuman

NYC area HS math teacher, father of twins, chess patzer, wannabe pastry chef.

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This is what it spit out. Took about 20 seconds. https://t.co/dR4tN7tyJW

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Well this sure shivered me timbers: I typed "write a lesson plan for using the pythagorean theorem to find the length of a hypotenuse" into ChatGPT. It's not coming for my job just yet, but still. #mtbos #iteachmath

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@derek_debus Like Forward Chess, ChessTempo has books with interactive diagrams.

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#beetime

[Robert (Bob) Bosch @baabbaash]

My kind of shark.

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@RapsReport @ChessNetwork What if the bishop just captured another piece on h4? Still very unlikely, but maybe?

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@Lona_Chess I was disappointed that there was no chess club in my area, so I started one. It’s a labor of love. Emphasis on “labor”.

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@MathTechCoach I rely pretty heavily on TPoS. Not for the text, but for the resources. Specifically, I align my standards to the chapters. That way, students know where to find resources when I assess/reassess. (I do SBG.) The “learning targets” and review questions serve as a review sheet.

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@GmAvetik @NealBruceBC +

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@natesolon Wow. A joke about statutory rape. Horrific. I’m glad you shared this. The chess world has always struggled with giving girls/women a seat at the table. I’m not surprised by this joke. I’m surprised it was condoned by the organizers.

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@cnwininger @druinok Similarly: “I’m going to pause for questions.” And then WAIT for at least 10 full seconds.

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@CmonMattTHINK Waldorf schools

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@TheOnoZone That’s ok. Yesterday, I quit chess permanently for the 20th time.

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@CmonMattTHINK A hypothesis: Part of the appeal is that there is only one word per day. If they could binge play it, the obsession would last only a couple of days.

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@davehill77 “What is the Name of this Book?” by Smullyan.

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@davehill77 3 or less?? If you solve one in less than three tries, you can call me a tapir’s rebus.

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Wordle 196 4/6
Thanks to my math teacher friends ⁦@CmonMattTHINK⁩ and ⁦@bobloch⁩ for turning me onto this. Here’s to a less productive 2022!

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[Alex Freuman @freuman]

@GiusePag @NealBruceBC @Bennyficial1 Chess Steps is highly recommended. I haven’t come across anything else that is comprehensive and of the same quality. I have taught from the first three levels and am part of a small study group that is going through Chess Steps 6.

[Alex Freuman @freuman]

For those unexpected moments when you just need a prime number. #mtbos

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@NealBruceBC @Lona_Chess That is, as long as you don’t live much past 15,000 years old.