Nancy Anderson

Math teacher, research scientist / math coach @mit_tsl, and author @Math_Solutions & @stenhousepub

[Rachael Rollins @DARollins]

I always tell my daughter & nieces that circumstances don’t define you. No one gets to tell your story but you. Every moment in life—whether victory or defeat—is temporary. What endures is who you become in the face of that hardship & what you do moving forward. Dare greatly ❤️📋

[Milton High School Girls Hockey @GirlsHockey_MHS]

Stop #1 on the championship week tour | State House

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

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[👑 J³ABz👑 @Jabz_CFC]

Michelle Obama once asked her mother why she was holding Barack's hand on election night. Her mother replied, "His father left when he was two. He lost his mother to cancer. He was moments away from becoming the leader of the free world with no parents, so I took his hand.

[Milton High School Girls Hockey @GirlsHockey_MHS]

Banquet last night to celebrate a historic season and championship team! 💍

Award winners
MVP: Sabrina Stone & Mairin Hart
7th Player: Mia Cataruzolo
Coaches: Nayeli Thayer
The Belt: Noelle Gorham
Cat to Cat: Emily King
Hobey Baker: Emily King
Luke McConville: Ashlyn O’Neill

[Michael Vega @MBVEGA]

Not to be overlooked, but one of the highlights of Milton’s D2 state title victory Sunday was National Anthem performance by MHS senior Emma Nolan. She crushed it. Watch out Todd Angilly, Emma is coming for you. @GirlsHockey_MHS@Wildcats_Milton_

[Milton Wildcats @WildcatsMilton]

Mission COMPLETE!
Congrats to @GirlsHockey_MHS

[Karen Vaites @karenvaites]

I’m a sucker for a good math joke.

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

Beyond the "Do Now": The Power of a Soft Start https://t.co/02BYITjJeq via @nandersonmath

[Michael Pershan @mpershan]

Like in reality most kids are not sitting around wishing that they could just hunker down with a tutor. They would rather be in class with their friends. Parents above a certain threshold don't care if their kids could learn faster. There's just a limited market for this stuff.

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

The Scholar’s Blind Spot https://t.co/AJWT4A6js2 via @nandersonmath

[Milton HS Athletics @MHS_Wildcats_]

Congrats to the MHS Dance Team as they captured 2nd Place in the UDA Regional Competition @ Endicott College...Go 'Cats!

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

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[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

Learn more about Didax Multiplication Fact Fluency cards at the link here:

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

Getting started math discussions https://t.co/EOXb7YjZOr via @nandersonmath

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

Is this true???😵

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

Tomorrow, MTV goes silent. Here are 10 ways it changed music, media, and youth culture, from making songs visual to turning premieres into events. https://t.co/ZFvjoHbzUU

[Gilbert King @Gilbert_King]

The Orlando Sentinel’s call for justice for Leo Schofield.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I can't stop thinking about this poem...

The final two lines bear repeating:

And make the ordinary come alive for them. The extraordinary will take care of itself.

How often have you been convinced that your joy, contentment, and fulfillment were on the other side of some extraordinary achievement?

• I'll be content when I get that promotion.
• I'll be fulfilled when I make director.
• I'll be joyful when I find a partner.

This "when, then" psychology traps our happiness in a conditional statement:

You get to be happy when you achieve that thing.

In a culture that obsesses over the extraordinary, there's much to be gained through simply shifting your focus to celebrate the ordinary.

How can you make the ordinary come alive today?

Every single thing you do today is something your 90-year-old self will wish they could go back and do.

That simple walk. That feeling of satisfaction when you figure out a tricky problem. That smile from a friend. That laugh from your child. That workout you wanted to skip. That conversation with your parents.

That ordinary moment you're tempted to ignore.

All of it.

So, the next time you find yourself wanting to skip through to the other side—to the end, the goal, the finish line:

Stop. Pause. And breathe it in.

This is it. This is real. This is life.

Make the ordinary come alive and the extraordinary will take care of itself.

[Nancy Anderson @NAndersonMath]

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