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ABetsyLancheTooLogPage	25 Jul 2005 - 19:37 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I just checked the referrals page, and discovered a Betsy-lanche, too! Thank you! Thankyouthankyouthankyou ...

ABoyInTheZoneLogPage	02 Mar 2006 - 00:31 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR his story BR BR BR BR Ed said tears were streaming down this face when he watched this. (Click on ...

ABridgeTooFarLogPage	20 Apr 2006 - 14:12 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR from Steve: Speaking of learning-to-work ratios, we just got done building our popsicle stick bridges ...

ACanadianMomentLogPage	14 Jul 2006 - 15:15 - r1.35	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR here BR BR BR BR BR Meanwhile we are experiencing many French moments here at home. We watched the ...

ACloseCallLogPage	30 Jan 2006 - 01:07 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Ben asked for permission to go down to the school in our neighborhood today (Sunday), and play by himself ...

ACoolThingLogPage	30 Nov 2005 - 13:48 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Go to Google and type: how many cups in a quart This feature is totally new to me, but my stepson Alistair ...

AFunnyKindOfFailureLogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 04:55 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I was reviewing my bookmarks tonight sometimes I bookmark things to read later, and then forget they ...

AGoldenHelloLogPage	29 Jul 2005 - 00:00 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR If Parents Fret, Do SAT Tutors Cost $685/Hour? A) Yes (Update1) BR BR Now that is a really golden ...

AGoodYearLogPage	19 Jun 2006 - 13:03 - r1.48	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR We’re ending the year on a high. Jimmy has his Marra Award; Andrew is defeating digital timers at ...

AGradeContractThatMakesSenseLogPage	04 Mar 2006 - 14:36 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Ken's the first person I've ever met who could give me a run for my money on Googling skills. He's ...

AHypotheticalSituationLogPage	23 Apr 2006 - 02:51 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I remember someone here asking, a few months ago, whether it is as important for a high school- or college ...

AMathematiciansApologyLogPage	12 Jul 2005 - 02:52 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I should explain first that "A Mathematician's Apology" is an in-joke it's the title of the memoirs of ...

ANerdInTheHouseLogPage	23 Jul 2005 - 11:38 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE This is unbelievable. Christian, who works with Jimmy Andrew (and is a surrogate big brother to Christopher ...

APDeathMarchLogPage	10 Jan 2006 - 00:57 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR New York Times articles stay online for only a week, so be sure to read Sunday's article on AP courses ...

APoemAboutAutomaticityLogPage	13 Feb 2006 - 23:51 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Old Grouch found this at "The Centipede Who Went to School" ! BR BR BR A centipede was happy, quite ...

AProblemForCarolynAndBenLogPage	22 Jan 2006 - 15:37 - r1.52	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I've been thinking about Carolyn's at peace with cross multiplication post: BR BR ...lately we've been ...

AResourceToWatchLogPage	28 Aug 2005 - 04:22 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE The What Works Clearinghouse was established in 2002 to evaluate scientific studies of the effectiveness ...

AScienceOfTheDivineLogPage	30 Jan 2006 - 14:37 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I posted an item from The World Question Center the other day. I love this one, from Stephen M. Kosslyn ...

AWonderfulGameLogPage	08 Jul 2005 - 05:14 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Main.AnneDwyer has a wonderful math game for kids that she wrote about on her wiki page. The kids pick ...

AaaMathRecommendationFromDanLogPage	25 Oct 2005 - 18:49 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Dan left a recommendation for a site I'd seen before, but hadn't spent much time on: aaa Know Math ...

AbductedByAliensLogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 22:29 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR BR Some 40 of Americans believe it possible that aliens have grabbed some of us, polls show. BR ...

AccelerationNotRemediationLogPage	29 Nov 2006 - 23:31 - r1.49	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Carolyn's dead right about Saxon: the program moves students along at a brisk clip. I was thinking ...

AccordionFileForTheOrganizedStudentLogPage	05 Sep 2006 - 14:40 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR http://www.kinglogo.com/itempics/971 large.jpg BR BR BR This is one of the systems Donna Goldberg recommends ...

AchievementGapWhitesAsiansLogPage	18 Aug 2005 - 23:51 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE It's between whites Asians: Results from the California standardized tests (STAR) from 2005 were published ...

ActivityLeadingToFurtherActivityWithBadnessLogPage	07 Aug 2006 - 23:20 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Ed and I cracked up yesterday when we learned that Sayyid Qutb, the Karl Marx of Al Qaeda, went ...

ActualMidairPedallingPart2LogPage	09 Mar 2006 - 14:00 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR It occurs to me that I've done quite a lot of actual midair pedalling in my life. And not just about ...

AddingSignificantDigitsLogPage	27 Oct 2005 - 03:31 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Continuing on with my ever-popular 'significant figures' series... In the intro to significant digits ...

AdhdIqClassroomPerformanceScatterLogPage	27 Sep 2005 - 19:31 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I wanted to bring this up front for a couple of reasons: first, most people (I find) aren't aware that ...

AdjustableReservoirForIndoorPlantsLogPage	09 Jul 2006 - 23:16 - r1.29	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I've been wanting something like this ever since my mom bought us an EarthBox two years ago. A few ...

AdolescentBrainAndAlgebraLogPage	15 Nov 2005 - 23:51 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR whoa New fMRI evidence suggests that adolescents could be at an advantage for learning algebra compared ...

AdvancedPlacementInWestchesterLogPage	08 May 2006 - 18:10 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Just spotted this ur-Westchester moment in Jay Matthews' article, Why AP Matters: BR BR In a March ...

AdviceForGuysLogPage	15 Sep 2006 - 02:21 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE B just turned 13 the other day, and what a change. He's decided he's going to be more mature, and he's ...

AdviceFromATopHighSchoolStudentLogPage	20 Feb 2006 - 19:10 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Ed struck gold today. He's interviewing students from Westchester County who are applying to Princeton ...

AdviceFromCanadaLogPage	29 Jun 2005 - 11:52 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE BR http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/reports/numeracy/panel/images/leah.jpg BR BR (click on image for article) BR BR Parental Attitudes Parents should ...

AestheticComputingLogPage	08 Sep 2006 - 18:35 - r1.36	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR RED note: BLACK the Comments page for this post has just disappeared I'm coming to think that TWiki ...

AfghanStudentsInAmericanLogPage	25 Mar 2006 - 12:48 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I've just learned of a charitable organization dedicated to giving Afghan women a university education ...

AfterSchoolReportFromLynnLogPage	23 Sep 2006 - 23:40 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Fantastic news from Lynn Guzelow: BR BR We just got our state CMT scores back advanced band in ...

AgainstChallengeLogPage	22 Oct 2006 - 00:33 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR More from Engelmann on teaching to mastery: BR BR Rule 3: Always place students appropriately for ...

AgainstTexbooksLogPage	19 Aug 2005 - 01:58 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I'll be interested to hear what J.D. (Math and Text) has to say about this. I was thinking about my reaction ...

AgingBrainLogPage	20 Dec 2005 - 19:01 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR PUBURL /Bloggers/AgingBrainLogPage/agingbrainlg.jpg BR BR BR But can the aging brain learn calculus ...

AharoniArticlePart1LogPage	03 Nov 2005 - 15:51 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR This article by Ron Aharoni, which appeared in the Fall issue of American Educator, is brilliant. Catherine ...

AlanGreenspanOnRisingInequalityLogPage	26 Sep 2005 - 17:27 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I'm going to start posting this email from NYC Math Forum at NYC HOLD once a month: In the matter of preaching ...

AlanTuringAndAutismLogPage	08 Jul 2006 - 14:37 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR ADVANCED mathematics is a hard sell, but David Leavitt's biography of Alan Turing, which was published ...

AleksAndIndividualizedProblemSetsLogPage	27 Jun 2006 - 13:49 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR This is the aspect of ALEKS that intrigues me: BR BR Adaptive, dynamically chosen small set of questions ...

AleksAssessmentComingRightUpLogPage	27 Jun 2006 - 13:47 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR 9:24 and I'm back from walking to camp; plus I've done 2 sets of KUMON worksheets. Life is good ...

AleksAssessmentQuestionLogPage	27 Jun 2006 - 17:12 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR hoo boy 2 hours later, and I've reached question #15 on my ALEKS assessment. Since I'm not sure ...

AleksAssessmentResultsLogPage	16 Jul 2006 - 22:19 - r1.31	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR arithmetic BR BR The good news is, I'm officially done with arithmetic. The fact that ALEKS calls ...

AleksForSummerLogPage	27 Jun 2006 - 13:39 - r1.50	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR This is exciting. I had asked Barry Garelick about ALEKS awhile back, and recently a parent sent him ...

AleksGraphicLogPage	27 Jun 2006 - 13:48 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I have no idea what this is, but I like it: BR BR BR PUBURL /Bloggers/AleksGraphicLogPage/ALEKSalgebra ...

AleksIndividualizedLearningAssistantLogPage	30 Jun 2006 - 10:36 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Nick's Mama sent an email asking about ALEKS. BR Does anyone know anything about it? All I know about ...

AlexTheParrotLogPage	07 Oct 2005 - 21:24 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR We were training Alex to sound out phonemes, not because we want him to read as humans do, but we ...

AlgebraIn8thGradeLogPage	01 Dec 2005 - 03:45 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine and I both have, as a goal for our (currently 6th grade) sons, that of getting them through ...

AlgebraInMarylandLogPage	10 Nov 2005 - 01:39 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Ken left a link to Md. Students Aim to Go From X to G (Graduation). Sharif Shakrani, deputy executive ...

AlgebraTrickLogPage	03 Jul 2006 - 18:22 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR I love this idea for struggling kids, and maybe for non-struggling kids, too, when they first start ...

AlgebraicSymbolsHardForStudentsLogPage	27 Sep 2005 - 16:42 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Another interesting comment from a joannejacobs thread on new research about children's abstract understanding ...

AllIWantForChristmasLogPage	10 Dec 2005 - 01:17 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR BR PUBURL /Bloggers/AllIWantForChristmasLogPage/USBwarmer.jpg BR BR BR OK, I admit it. I like this ...

AllKenAllTheTimeLogPage	10 Apr 2006 - 17:44 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Ken's been practicing again. RED update: original post is here BLACK I have to put up some posts from ...

AllTimeFavoriteWebSiteLogPage	02 Aug 2005 - 22:53 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR here BR BR BR BR (thanks to: VLORBIK) STOPINCLUDE Main.CatherineJohnson 02 Aug 2005 Back to: Main ...

AlphaSmartReducedPriceLogPage	23 Jul 2006 - 11:31 - r1.29	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I talked to the folks at AlphaSmart today learned that the price has been reduced 30 . $199 (which ...

AlphaSmartToTheRescueLogPage	23 Jul 2006 - 00:45 - r1.38	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I'm still sick as a dog. I'm sick as a dog, BUT I'm not in bed because Ed decided to go for a run. ...

AlwaysWorseThanYouThinkLogPage	27 Jul 2006 - 00:31 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Body Weight and Women's Labor Market Outcomes BR John Cawley BR NBER Working Paper No. 7841 BR Issued ...

AmandaJonesPetDogOfTheMonthClubLogPage	20 Nov 2005 - 01:47 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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AmazonReviewsOfTeachingGapLogPage	16 Oct 2005 - 19:42 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine's recommended book, The Learning Gap, by Stevenson and Stigler, has a companion book by the ...

AmazonTurnsTenLogPage	07 Jul 2005 - 15:51 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Here's the 1995 web page. STOPINCLUDE Main.CatherineJohnson 07 Jul 2005 Back to: Main Page.

AmericanEducatorFall2006LogPage	22 Oct 2006 - 13:50 - r1.30	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR My new copy of American Educator is here. Lots of interesting stuff. Among other things, Willingham ...

AmericanEducatorLogPage	13 Sep 2005 - 01:43 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Via eduwonk, the good news that the Fall issue of American Educator is devoted to the subject of math ...

AmericanUniversitiesLogPage	16 Nov 2005 - 15:37 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR A recent survey of "the world's top universities" by Jiao Tong University in Shanghai reports that ...

AmericansLoveRegulationsLogPage	17 Jan 2006 - 12:13 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR They do. This is the one area in which I'm out of step with Mainstream America the one area in which ...

AmscoTeacherEditionLogPage	09 Mar 2006 - 15:23 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Go to Amsco School Publications click on Homeschooling. BR BR BR http://www.kitchentablemath.net/twiki ...

AnApproachToReadingThatWorksLogPage	16 Feb 2006 - 05:09 - r1.4	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine pointed me (pointed us all) to a book, a while ago, called How To Double Your Child's Grades ...

AnApproachToReadingThatWorksPart2LogPage	13 Mar 2006 - 00:58 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE This is part 2 of a post about Eugene Schwartz' book, How to Double Your Child's Grades in School. The ...

AnOrdinarySchoolLogPage	03 Oct 2006 - 00:48 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Great news! Harry, of Chase me ladies, I'm in the cavalry, has a friend who teaches school and writes ...

AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferentLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 14:09 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR In my travels last night I came across what I took to be a fabulous clip art site, but which turns ...

AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferentPart2LogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 16:29 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Last week I stumbled across a news report entitled, Pessimistic Germans Losing Faith in Democracy ...

AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferentPart3LogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 03:21 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR BR An Integrated, Project-Based, Spiral Curriculum for the First Year of Chemical Engineering (pdf ...

AndreAgassiLogPage	07 Sep 2006 - 02:08 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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AndrewDiscoversChannel24LogPage	28 Jun 2006 - 20:01 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Martine just came downstairs said Andrew is watching Channel 24. She thinks he's watching the ticker ...

AndrewDoesKumonLogPage	20 Sep 2006 - 17:03 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Email from Andrew's teacher: BR BR I had him do one of the Kumon sheets. He kept typing that 13 ...

AndrewFirstSentencesLogPage	23 Jul 2006 - 11:32 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR I think Andrew may have just written his first sentences. We were sitting on the couch, and Andrew ...

AndrewOutsideOctoberLogPage	01 Oct 2005 - 19:28 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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AndrewWritesPlaneLogPage	23 Jul 2006 - 11:32 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Andrew is so frustrated and fed up he's decided to write. BR BR BR http://www.kitchentablemath.net ...

AndyBlogDogLogPage	01 Feb 2006 - 21:37 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalDisasterReliefPetitionLogPage	14 Oct 2005 - 13:54 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Probably most of you know that, in addition to having become a math person, I am also an animal ...

AnimalsInTranslationFebFiveLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:15 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationFebruaryNineteenLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:16 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationFebruaryTwelveLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:15 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationFebruaryTwentySixLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:17 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationInDiscoverMagazineBestBooksLogPage	13 Dec 2005 - 21:53 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Temple says Discover Magazine has chosen Animals in Translation as one of its Top Science Books of ...

AnimalsInTranslationJanTwentyNineLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:14 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationMarchFiveLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:17 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationMarchNineteenLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:12 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationMarchTwelveLogPage	22 Apr 2006 - 20:37 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationMarchTwentySixLogPage	24 May 2006 - 17:04 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationPaperbackBestsellerLogPage	24 May 2006 - 13:14 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR wow I was going to write a Bemoaning post.....(we're looking at a D-slash-F on the math quiz-slash ...

AnimalsInTranslationTheBlogLogPage	14 Nov 2005 - 23:00 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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AnimalsInTranslationTheBlogPart2LogPage	23 Nov 2005 - 04:57 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I've just blogrolled Animals In Translation, Catherine Johnson and Temple Grandin's blog on animal behavior ...

AnimatedLatticeMultiplicationLogPage	22 Oct 2005 - 12:17 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR http://goknow.com/sketchycontest/spring2004/files/54latticemultiplication.gif BR BR BR extended ...

AnneDwyerIsObsessedLogPage	18 Dec 2005 - 15:56 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR from Anne Dwyer: How do you know you're obsessed with mathematics education? When you walk into a used ...

AnneDwyerMathBoosterGapsLogPage	20 Jul 2006 - 20:11 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Here's a gap story from my summer Math Booster Camp. As a way of introduction, I have to say that ...

AnneDwyerOnAssessmentLogPage	13 Jul 2005 - 21:55 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I just noticed this comment from Anne Dwyer on the hay baler thead: When I give my tutoring clients an ...

AnneDwyerOnCalculusLogPage	31 Oct 2005 - 13:51 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR About AP calculus: AB means that the kids take one semester of college calculus in one year. This is ...

AnneDwyerOnMathGamesLogPage	10 Oct 2005 - 22:57 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I've tried many different methods for games. The main thing that I have noticed is that the weakest ...

AnneDwyerOnSingaporeMathLogPage	27 Aug 2005 - 00:08 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE You might want to check out the discussion on teaching things more than one way. I started by saying that ...

AnneDwyerOnTutoringLogPage	16 Dec 2005 - 21:56 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR What I've noticed with my tutoring students is this: if they don't understand something in math class ...

AnneDwyerSingaporeMathClassPart2LogPage	20 Jun 2005 - 23:53 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE I just noticed that Anne Dwyer has new material on her summer course over on her wiki page. Go take a look! BR BR BR AnneDwyerSummerMathClass BR BR BR ...

AnneDwyerSingaporeMathClassPart3LogPage	27 Jun 2005 - 18:28 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Check out Anne Dwyer's new entry about her summer math class. STOPINCLUDE Main.CatherineJohnson 27 Jun 2005 Back to: Main Page.

AnneDwyersMathBoostersLogPage	05 Oct 2006 - 01:46 - r1.47	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Comment left by Anne: BTW, my Math Booster class has seemed to strike a nerve with parents. One of ...

AnnotatedStudentWritingModelsFromGlencoeLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 19:01 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Never let it be said I am not a woman possessed. #LibertyAnchor Last week Ms. K told me she is "not ...

AnnouncingSolutionsToSingaporeSampler4LogPage	14 Jul 2005 - 04:46 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE This post is just a pointer to the solutions page for the Kitchen.SingaporeWordProblemSampler4, which ...

AnotherCMPStoryLogPage	13 Nov 2005 - 21:35 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE This was posted on the Kitchen.PenfieldInTheNewYorkTimes thread today by Main.CharlesH. In the spectrum ...

AnotherDistributivePropertyQuestionLogPage	27 Oct 2005 - 21:31 - r1.40	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Quick question. I mentioned Christopher has a wicked time trying to simplify this type of expression ...

AnotherFindForTheInstructivistLogPage	02 Aug 2005 - 22:54 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE via the Instructivist, who, I learned from today's post, attended ed school himself , this list of the ...

AnotherGemFromMathForumLogPage	21 Jun 2005 - 00:11 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Another from the TERC teacher: I'd first like to say that I'm sorry, Bob and Mark, for the fact that you hold such an uninformed view of the Investigations ...

AnotherHappySchoolDistrictLogPage	10 Jul 2005 - 01:54 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR A shout-out to Stow-Monroe Falls from your (soon to be) new friends here at Kitchen Table Math! ...

AnotherNotTeachingToMasteryStoryLogPage	13 Jan 2006 - 01:01 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE A KTM Guest left this story about her daughter, who is a junior in high school: BR BR Her Honors Physics ...

AnotherOneBitesTheDustLogPage	08 Jun 2006 - 13:10 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR (I logged onto the TIMES, looking for an article on Cesar Millan, and this is what popped up. Thursday ...

AnotherParentDoingTheSchoolsJobLogPage	18 May 2006 - 19:26 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Becky C is sounding about as frayed as I sound these days .... BR BR As you might guess, we have had ...

AnotherStudentMovesToPhase4LogPage	10 Jan 2006 - 18:24 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR This is amazing. I just got off the telephone with the mother of one of the kids in this fall's after ...

AnotherTriumphForDimensionalAnalysisLogPage	23 Jan 2006 - 04:41 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Bernie and I are in the throes of having to buy a new car. This is because our ten-year-old Grand Voyager ...

AnswerKey	10 Apr 2006 - 16:04 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR go back to: BR integers absolute value outloud worksheet BR BR BR What is subtraction? Subtraction ...

AntiFuzzyCatchPhrasesLogPage	27 Sep 2005 - 01:37 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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AnyNumberCanBeAFractionLogPage	30 Sep 2005 - 21:20 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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AreaAndPerimeterWorksheetsFromSmartestTractorLogPage	10 Mar 2006 - 00:13 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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ArithmeticToAlgebraLogPage	15 Jul 2006 - 16:29 - r1.47	CatherineJohnson
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ArithmeticWeNeedLogPage	21 Mar 2006 - 18:43 - r1.33	CatherineJohnson
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ArtOfGettingByLogPage	03 Sep 2005 - 17:59 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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ArtOfProblemSolvingSiteLogPage	26 Aug 2005 - 19:34 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE The Art of Problem Solving web site looks interesting. Students (and adults) can post problems and get ...

AsianBrainTeaserLogPage	01 Oct 2005 - 15:00 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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AsianWhiteIQDifferenceLogPage	05 Nov 2005 - 01:12 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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AsiansInGreatNeckLogPage	21 Feb 2006 - 21:15 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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AskeyTeachesTeachersLogPage	14 Oct 2005 - 23:40 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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AtPeaceWithCrossMultiplicationLogPage	18 Jan 2006 - 04:54 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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AtTheSeventhGradeTransitionMeetingLogPage	07 Apr 2006 - 22:11 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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AttentionDeficitFromToothpasteForDinnerLogPage	02 Nov 2005 - 20:50 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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AutismQuotientLogPage	08 Jul 2006 - 14:42 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
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AutisticIQUnderestimatedLogPage	12 Mar 2006 - 04:36 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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AverageProblemsInSaxon87LogPage	04 Apr 2006 - 03:19 - r1.4	CarolynJohnston
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AvianFluLogPage	24 Aug 2005 - 01:39 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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BabyNameWizardLogPage	30 Mar 2006 - 07:15 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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BackInTheUSLogPage	21 Aug 2005 - 17:35 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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BackToSchoolNight2006LogPage	05 Oct 2006 - 01:38 - r1.54	CatherineJohnson
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BackToSchoolNightLogPage	16 Sep 2005 - 12:26 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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BackToTheFutureLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 14:47 - r1.69	CatherineJohnson
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BackpackInjuriesLogPage	19 Sep 2005 - 21:16 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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BadHandwritingLogPage	21 Sep 2005 - 19:52 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BadMathInEverydayMathLogPage	19 Aug 2005 - 13:23 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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BadSpellingAndFirstImpressionsLogPage	07 Mar 2006 - 15:25 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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BadTeacherStudyLogPage	20 Nov 2006 - 14:32 - r1.44	CatherineJohnson
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BankOfAmericaLogPage	22 Nov 2006 - 16:33 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BarModelsInKumonLogPage	05 Jul 2006 - 21:49 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
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BarModelsInSaxonMathLogPage	16 Mar 2006 - 02:11 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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BarbOakleyOnKumonLogPage	27 Oct 2005 - 01:25 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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BarbaraOakleyAndSteveHOnCreativityGapLogPage	22 Sep 2005 - 17:09 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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BarbaraOakleyOnKumonLogPage	20 Oct 2005 - 18:01 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
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BarkMagazineLogPage	20 Nov 2005 - 21:06 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BarneyGoesToWorkLogPage	12 Apr 2006 - 15:10 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BarneysMusicalTheaterLogPage	12 Apr 2006 - 15:05 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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BarryGarelickAtEdspressoLogPage	14 Oct 2006 - 23:01 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BarryGarelickAtEducationNewsLogPage	25 Jul 2005 - 18:01 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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BarryGarelickInEdNextLogPage	09 Nov 2006 - 17:32 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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BarryOnCorePlusLogPage	07 Jul 2005 - 03:16 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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BarryOnMathAndBoysLogPage	05 Jul 2006 - 21:30 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Barry Garelick left this comment about boys, math, and Congress last October. It's worth reading again ...

BarryOnTheFutureWillBeDifferentLogPage	22 Jul 2006 - 18:49 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BarrysPagesLogPage	25 Oct 2005 - 18:09 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BarrysThereTooLogPage	07 Jul 2005 - 02:09 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BasBraamsStandardizedTestPageLogPage	17 May 2006 - 23:45 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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BasicCollegeMathematicsLogPage	02 Aug 2005 - 01:17 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BattleLinesLogPage	23 Sep 2006 - 21:26 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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BattlestarGalacticaRIPLogPage	26 Oct 2006 - 18:09 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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BayesAndMedicalBreakthroughsLogPage	15 Mar 2006 - 20:59 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BayesAndTheBellCurvesLogPage	13 Nov 2006 - 17:34 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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BayesianBrainRunAmokLogPage	20 Jan 2006 - 01:01 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BayesianRulesLogPage	13 Nov 2006 - 17:31 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BeckyOnAbilityVsEffortLogPage	04 Jan 2006 - 16:56 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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BeckyOnHowNotToTeachWritingLogPage	15 Dec 2005 - 18:02 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BelievingInMiraclesLogPage	18 Jul 2005 - 23:54 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BenAndHisSignsLogPage	30 Oct 2005 - 01:06 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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BenAndSaxonLogPage	23 Sep 2005 - 21:33 - r1.46	CatherineJohnson
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BenCalvinOnWhyItsHardToReadOnTheComputerLogPage	24 Mar 2006 - 00:29 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BenMakesHonorRollLogPage	17 Nov 2005 - 12:43 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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BernieOnCalculusLogPage	14 Sep 2005 - 22:48 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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BernieOnTrigAndCalculusLogPage	22 Sep 2005 - 17:01 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BernieOnVisualVersusSymbolicUnderstandingLogPage	01 Aug 2005 - 19:08 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BestGrammarBookLogPage	22 Sep 2005 - 19:54 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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BestMadMinutesBookLogPage	21 Sep 2005 - 22:10 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BestPerformingStudentsLogPage	15 Aug 2005 - 22:05 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BestPerformingStudentsPartThreeLogPage	16 Aug 2005 - 20:39 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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BestPracticesLogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 13:58 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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BestResourcesForLearningToMasteryLogPage	04 Jan 2006 - 02:44 - r1.69	CatherineJohnson
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BestYearsOfOurLivesLogPage	22 Mar 2006 - 01:47 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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BewilderedToothpasteForDinnerLogPage	04 Nov 2005 - 23:05 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BeyondTheClassroomLogPage	05 Nov 2005 - 12:26 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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BeyondTheCuttingEdgeLogPage	09 Jul 2005 - 21:40 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BibleLiteracyProjectCurriculum	25 Sep 2005 - 16:51 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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BibleLiteracyProjectLogPage	25 Sep 2005 - 17:00 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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BiggestBlunderLogPage	01 Dec 2005 - 20:55 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BillAndMelindaGatesLogPage	23 Jun 2006 - 20:58 - r1.32	CatherineJohnson
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BirdsAreSmartLogPage	23 Nov 2005 - 13:07 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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BlackAndWiliamRecommendationsForFormativeAssessmentLogPage	07 Feb 2006 - 20:35 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BlameGameLogPage	30 Nov 2006 - 14:44 - r1.24	CatherineJohnson
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BlogsAtWorkLogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 19:26 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Workers in the U.S will this year waste the equivalent of 551,000 years reading blogs, a study has ...

BlondesHaveMoreFunLogPage	06 Apr 2006 - 13:03 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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BlookisForBayesLogPage	13 Nov 2006 - 17:28 - r1.39	CatherineJohnson
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BlowUpTheEdSchoolsLogPage	22 Jun 2006 - 00:53 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
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BlueCollarWhiteCollarUnionsSchoolsLogPage	01 Oct 2005 - 01:19 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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BombThreatLogPage	02 Nov 2005 - 13:59 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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BondReview	04 Dec 2006 - 01:06 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BookFairyLogPage	20 Jun 2006 - 20:54 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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BookRecommendationAboutReadingLogPage	09 Sep 2005 - 04:29 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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BookRecommendationLogPage	12 Sep 2005 - 21:51 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
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BookShare	07 Apr 2006 - 21:07 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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BooklessClassroomLogPage	09 Nov 2005 - 05:04 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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BooksFromGoogleMasterLogPage	10 Mar 2006 - 00:33 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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BoyTroubleLogPage	03 Jul 2006 - 16:40 - r1.54	CatherineJohnson
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BoyTroublePart5LogPage	04 Feb 2006 - 18:04 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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BoyTroublePart6LogPage	07 Sep 2006 - 14:03 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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BoysAndCollegeAndNoncognitiveSkillsLogPage	22 Sep 2006 - 15:55 - r1.41	CatherineJohnson
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BrainAndTouchLogPage	30 Jan 2006 - 19:42 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BrainEvolutionLogPage	09 Sep 2005 - 18:33 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BrainsRunInFamiliesLogPage	27 Nov 2005 - 19:42 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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BreakingTheRulesLogPage	03 May 2006 - 15:32 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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BrendaMOnMathTextsLogPage	23 Dec 2005 - 17:23 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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BrianMickelthwaitOnKumonLogPage	03 Nov 2005 - 18:35 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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BriefReportPtsaForumLogPage	11 Apr 2006 - 12:49 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
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BudgetVoteLogPage	17 May 2006 - 12:45 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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BuildingMetacognitionThroughTrafficLightsLogPage	23 Apr 2006 - 00:41 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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BusyDay	08 Jan 2006 - 01:07 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR BR BR BR Repeating my oft-told story of the Irvington 5th grade math teacher, earning $100,000 a ...

BuyJoanneJacobsBookTodayLogPage	11 Nov 2005 - 00:39 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Joanne is trying to get a spike on Amazon, so we all need to order a copy today ! BR BR BR BR PUBURL ...

CalculusAdviceFromRudbeckiaHirtaLogPage	16 Feb 2006 - 02:15 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Rudbeckia Hirta left this piece of advice yesterday: BR Slightly off topic, for Catherine to tuck away ...

CalculusBookRecommendationNeededLogPage	14 Sep 2005 - 13:50 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE A lot of good stuff in the comments I want to get pulled up front, but since I have to go into the city ...

CalculusInHighSchoolLogPage	18 Jan 2006 - 16:53 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE From an interesting page by this title at Math Forum: What causes students to experience difficulty once ...

CalculusProfessorEmailExchangeWithParentLogPage	30 Jun 2005 - 19:38 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Number 2 Pencil links to this exchange of emails between a math professor and one of his students, who is flunking calculus. The professor is using a ...

CalculusRecommendationsLogPage	23 Sep 2005 - 13:28 - r1.27	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE OK, I've collected a handful of recommendations. BR BR BR Michael Spivak First, check out the Comments ...

CalculusTexbookRecommendationsLogPage	14 Sep 2005 - 15:34 - r1.19	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I love Amazon reviewers. Half my life is based on these folks. Amazon reviewers of calculus textbooks ...

CalculusWorksheetsLogPage	21 Sep 2005 - 21:02 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Central Lakes College has calculus worksheets, too. Here's one. (pdf file) Unfortunately, they've posted ...

CaliforniaMiddleSchoolTextbooksLogPage	04 Aug 2005 - 00:21 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE As much as I love mathematicallycorrect, I'm just going to go ahead and say, flat-out, that they may have ...

CallingAllKTMReadersLogPage	18 Jul 2005 - 19:30 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Good news. Jo Anne Cobasko, of SOCMM, will be interviewed in the next few weeks: Thank for the info.. ...

CambridgeHistoryOfScienceSeriesLogPage	06 May 2006 - 23:06 - r1.34	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR This series looks fantastic: Cambridge History of Science Series (There's a problem displaying the ...

CanChildrenMakeUpForLostTimeLogPage	11 Jul 2005 - 18:51 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I'd like to put this question out to readers of ktm: Can children make up for lost time? BR BR I ask, ...

CannedCommentsLogPage	20 Nov 2005 - 18:39 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Awhile back I complained about Christopher's information-free Interim Report, which contained comments ...

CantFloatAnymoreLogPage	14 Sep 2005 - 04:45 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Well, tonight I finally quit dithering and (e-)mailed off a letter to Ben's math teacher and his case ...

CargoCultLucyFromBeckyLogPage	03 Nov 2006 - 23:40 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Becky sent this hysterical graphic (not photoshopped, we swear it!) of Lucy Calkins: BR PUBURL /Bloggers ...

CargoCultResearchLogPage	12 Sep 2005 - 03:22 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I read E.D. Hirsch's article on Classroom Research and Cargo Cults last night. It's a short easy read ...

CarlFriedrichGaussLogPage	23 Jul 2005 - 02:01 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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CarnivalOfEd2LogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 14:03 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE http://www.monster-internet.nl/resources/congratulations.gif !KDeRosa is KTM's second Carnival of Education ...

CarnivalOfEducationLogPage	15 Feb 2006 - 19:32 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR 54th Carnival of Education BR BR I think I've got most of Smartest Tractor's pdf files attached to ...

CarnivalOfEducationTwentySevenLogPage	12 Aug 2005 - 22:21 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE There's all kinds of good stuff at the Carnival this week. STOPINCLUDE Main.CatherineJohnson 12 Aug ...

CarolinaBiologicalDisappearingWetlandsKitLogPage	16 Mar 2006 - 01:56 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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CarolynGooglesMsRothLogPage	20 Dec 2005 - 21:25 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Since Catherine no longer checks her email, I figure I need to post this here so she'll see it. I just ...

CarolynMorganOnConceptualGapsLogPage	20 Jul 2005 - 17:34 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Main.CarolynMorgan, who wrote the material in Kitchen.MorganOnLearningModalities, has written some more ...

CarolynMorganUseTheBlackboardLogPage	01 Jul 2005 - 22:07 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Just in case I was wondering why on earth I am suddenly writing a MATH BLIKI, now I have my answer. I've just this moment ordered a One Minute Reader ...

CarolynOnMasteryLearningLogPage	06 Feb 2006 - 16:41 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I was just doing some Librarian work on ktm (linking like posts with like, dropping 'back doors' into ...

CartoonAboutKidWithWrongAnswerLogPage	27 Oct 2005 - 22:04 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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CartoonMountainAndSpoonLogPage	10 Nov 2005 - 20:34 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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CatherineInBostonLogPage	18 Mar 2006 - 05:12 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine informs me that she is visiting Boston, and will be back on Sunday. Main.CarolynJohnston 18 ...

CatherineOutOfCommissionLogPage	21 Jan 2006 - 03:46 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I had a call on my voice mail tonight, from Catherine, saying that her internet connection is down and ...

CatholicSchoolClosingsInNewYorkLogPage	01 May 2006 - 14:28 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I mentioned the other day that Ed's come so far in his thinking about public schools he's almost ready ...

CathySeeleyOnlineChatLogPage	25 Oct 2005 - 16:45 - r1.33	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR from Barry: NCTM's Cathy Seely holds an "online chat" every other month on various topics. They are ...

CatoJournalArticlesWorthLookingAtLogPage	08 Aug 2005 - 17:34 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I've read the articles from the Cato Journal issue on the competitive education market, and wanted to ...

CatoJournalSpecialIssueOnEducationLogPage	06 Aug 2005 - 19:00 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE The Cato Journal currently has a special issue with a number of articles on creating a competitive education ...

ChallengingWordProblemsLogPage	05 Oct 2006 - 01:08 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Here's where to order Singapore Math Challenging Word Problems Book 3 if you're interested. I love them ...

ChangeAgentMeLogPage	13 Sep 2006 - 22:24 - r1.33	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I was cruising the web, looking for High Church Authorities pronouncing on the subject of punitive ...

ChangingDeckChairsOnTheTitanicLogPage	07 Jan 2006 - 20:49 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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ChannellingDrudgeLogPage	10 Apr 2006 - 23:12 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I realize everyone here is perfectly capable of clicking on the Drudge Report and reading the headlines ...

ChannellingJohnDeweyLogPage	20 Nov 2006 - 14:42 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Why is constructivism here? Good question. I know even less about history than I do about math, but fortunately ...

ChaosInTheClassroomLogPage	02 Apr 2006 - 21:31 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I have no idea who wrote this essay, or how accurate it is. Any thoughts? BR BR Here is Larry Cuban ...

ChapterTwoTestLogPage	15 Nov 2005 - 11:51 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR So Christopher got a 74 on his Chapter Two test, and there weren't any extra-long, brand-new, never ...

CharacterEdDoneRightMarraAwardLogPage	07 Jun 2006 - 16:34 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR What a great day. Jimmy received a Marra Award from the high school today. That's him, shaking hands ...

CharacterEducationABriefHistoryLogPage	20 Nov 2006 - 14:21 - r1.82	CatherineJohnson
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CharacterEducationInIrvingtonLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 17:03 - r1.35	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Today was Christopher's first day back to school today after a week out sick. I asked him how it went ...

CharacterEducationLogPage	24 Jan 2006 - 21:40 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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CharacterEducationPartnershipLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 16:36 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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CharacterEducationWallCalendarLogPage	24 Oct 2006 - 12:14 - r1.57	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Our school calendars are different this year. In years gone by the calendar listed events. This ...

ChaseMeLadiesLogPage	29 Oct 2005 - 13:37 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR from Harry Hutton today (f-bomb alert): BR Killer Fact! Arizona is the stupidest state in the whole ...

CheckingInLogPage	31 Dec 2005 - 17:26 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I just got back from my week in Texas, which was lovely (Catherine is due back, I think, today, tomorrow ...

ChevalierDansLOrdreNationalDuMeriteLogPage	14 Oct 2006 - 21:47 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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ChicagoTribuneOnBadCollegePrepLogPage	22 Nov 2005 - 01:45 - r1.42	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR from Susan, an article in the Chicago Tribune: In the lowest-level writing class at Columbia College ...

ChildrenLeftBehindLogPage	25 Nov 2005 - 17:41 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE At Yet Another Really Great Blog (YARGB), some sharp criticism of the No Child Left Behind Act. STOPINCLUDE ...

ChinaMeetsNctmLogPage	01 Dec 2005 - 21:43 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR via joannejacobs, word that China has apparently adopted curricular reforms based on NCTM standards ...

ChineseTeachersPart2LogPage	16 Oct 2005 - 23:44 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE From Liping Ma, on the education of Chinese teachers: …the U.S. teachers behaved more like laypeople, ...

ChoosingSRAMathLogPage	14 Oct 2005 - 23:07 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR At Barton Elementary, not far from Thoreau Elementary on the far north side, Jeffrey Larson's fourth ...

ChrisAndSurferLogPage	24 Sep 2005 - 20:46 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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ChristianFirstTestLogPage	18 Nov 2006 - 22:59 - r1.28	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR Christian took his first test Friday missed one out of 20! BR BR BR BR #160; #160; #160;hah! BR ...

ChristmasTreeLogPage	11 Dec 2005 - 22:35 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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ChristopherOnSingaporeMathLogPage	06 Mar 2006 - 21:06 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Christopher managed to bargain me down today. Instead of doing: Megawords 2, Worksheet 10-J Saxon Math ...

CircumHorizonArcLogPage	08 Jun 2006 - 21:19 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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ClassActionSuitComingRightUpLogPage	17 Nov 2006 - 22:08 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE The folks at Stow-Monroe aren't just willy-nilly implementing a whole new math program without knowing ...

ClassProjectsAndTopDownTeachingLogPage	29 Jun 2005 - 22:31 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE 'Interested Teacher' and Steve H have just posted terrific comments on two subjects: the pressure for teachers to have older students do class projects ...

CleanVersion	15 May 2006 - 22:08 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR go back to: BR From the Principal's Office BR BR BR BR pull It is important for parents to understand ...

ClickOnTheGapComLogPage	11 Oct 2005 - 16:48 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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ClocksWithoutHandsLogPage	10 Sep 2005 - 02:56 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE This just in from Lamprey River, New Hampshire: kids will be learning a new way to tell time this year ...

CoffeeAtCaffeSole2Part2LogPage	08 Feb 2006 - 03:38 - r1.5	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE At Caffe Sole this morning, while I was swilling my coffee, (yes, Caffe Sole again), I happened to sit ...

CoffeeAtCaffeSoleLogPage	24 Dec 2005 - 04:56 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE One thing about being frustrated with your job; any day you have off is almost automatically a good day ...

CognitiveDailyLogPage	20 Mar 2006 - 04:15 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I just found a new blog, Cognitive Daily (subtitle: A new cognitive psychology article nearly every day ...

CognitiveHolesLogPage	17 Jul 2005 - 05:03 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Bernie and I were talking tonight, and he told me a story that worried me a bit. Ben came to visit us ...

CognitiveScienceMenWomenRedGreenLogPage	28 Oct 2005 - 21:42 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Several studies presented at the Vision Sciences Society Conference (Sarasota, USA, May 2001) revealed ...

CognitiveScienceTreasureTroveLogPage	01 Aug 2005 - 14:12 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR What a find! 10 classic articles from the journal Cognitive Science. I'm starting with number 1 ...

CognitiveUnconsciousLogPage	12 Feb 2006 - 17:17 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Ed and I were just going over Old Grouch's drawing Anne Dwyer's notes....whoa nelly. They're right ...

ColinBlogsHighSchoolLogPage	02 Oct 2005 - 03:48 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Colin, my stepson, has agreed to blog about his experience of high school precalculus (he's a junior in ...

ColinPromisesToBlogLogPage	30 Sep 2005 - 03:52 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Colin, my 17-year-old stepson, is finding his math class pretty frustrating this year for a number of ...

CollegeAdmissionsSqueezeLogPage	08 Apr 2006 - 00:44 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Top Colleges Reject Record Numbers Schools Say Surging Applications Produce Unusually Competitive Year ...

CollegeBoardOnHelicopterParentsLogPage	14 Jul 2006 - 16:51 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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CollegeGraduateLiteracyRatesLogPage	07 Mar 2006 - 19:00 - r1.27	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR I think Ken left a link to this study awhile back, but I have no idea where it is, and I don't think ...

CollegePrepLogPage	08 Feb 2006 - 18:35 - r1.28	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR via eduwonk, a link to an Ed Sector anaylsis, High Schools Failing to Prepare Many College-Bound Students ...

CollegeReadiness2005LogPage	18 Aug 2005 - 17:09 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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CollegeStudentWhoDoesntKnowMeanLogPage	08 Nov 2006 - 14:39 - r1.56	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR via Joanne Jacobs, a post at Right Wing Prof called I would like an answer. After he spends 3 hours ...

CollegeWorriesLogPage	18 Jun 2006 - 03:56 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Today Ben came upstairs to me and said, "Mom, how much does it cost to go to college?" I said, "In some ...

ColumbiaTeachersCollegeBlogLogPage	01 Oct 2005 - 01:18 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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ComebacksAndPutdownsLogPage	31 May 2006 - 17:03 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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ComingOfAgeLogPage	26 Feb 2006 - 03:24 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Lately, Ben has been very disturbed that he has a helper in his classes. "Why do I have to have someone ...

CommentsFromKtmGuestLogPage	01 Dec 2005 - 22:18 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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CommentsThreadIntegerProblemsLogPage	21 Sep 2005 - 15:28 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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CommentsToComeLogPage	14 Dec 2005 - 01:58 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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CommonSenseInEnglandLogPage	07 Jun 2006 - 22:52 - r1.31	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR In the midst of a terrific post at math-teach, Vlorbik (who, I'm discovering belatedly, has created ...

CommunityCollegeAndTheOlderFemaleLogPage	30 Sep 2005 - 15:47 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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CommunityCollegeStudentsLogPage	02 Sep 2006 - 19:16 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR BR At first, Michael Walton, starting at community college here, was sure that there was some mistake ...

CompareAndContrastPart6LogPage	27 Nov 2005 - 13:46 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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CompareAndContrastPart7	08 Jul 2005 - 00:16 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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CompareAndContrastPart7LogPage	12 Jul 2005 - 17:45 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE BR caveat There are lies, damned lies, and statistics....so perhaps it's impossible to say, precisely, what international comparisons on mathematics ...

CompareAndContrastTopicThreadLogPage	12 Jul 2005 - 17:41 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE When you get a chance, take a look at the Archives organized by thread box Carolyn has been working on ...

ComputersInTheClassroomLogPage	13 Apr 2006 - 21:01 - r1.41	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR My district appears to be inaugurating a new yearly event: the Technology Expo. Teachers and students ...

ComputersInTheClassroomPartTwoLogPage	13 Apr 2006 - 20:53 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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ConceptualSaxonLogPage	23 Sep 2006 - 23:37 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Anyone out there still think Saxon Math isn't challenging or deep? Here's a question on from Saxon 8/7 ...

CongratulationsAlexLogPage	20 Dec 2005 - 20:28 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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CongratulationsBenLogPage	17 Nov 2005 - 17:02 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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CongressionalMathIncentivesLogPage	18 Aug 2005 - 19:37 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE OK, it's not my imagination, and it's not just happening in my little world either. We are starting to ...

CongruentAnglesInRussianMathLogPage	20 Sep 2005 - 18:48 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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ConnectedMathForParentsLogPage	20 Dec 2005 - 20:07 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Becky C tracked down an important website for parents of children using Connected Math: Connected Math ...

ConnectedMathProjectListLogPage	14 Sep 2005 - 16:43 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I'm going to have to pace myself. One week into the new school year and I'm already fuming. The Connected ...

ConnectedMathProjectsLogPage	27 Sep 2005 - 16:20 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE While trolling around tonight (having googled "My Special Number"), I came across the Connected Math Project ...

ConstructivismAndRoteMemorizationLogPage	07 Mar 2006 - 15:24 - r1.38	CatherineJohnson
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ConstructivismAsPsychoanalysisLogPage	02 Aug 2005 - 17:09 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE from Ed Berenson: The radical constructivist notion that students have to develop their own knowledge ...

ConstructivismAtHomeLogPage	16 Jan 2006 - 21:27 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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ConstructivistCharacterEdLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 17:00 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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ConstructivistChecklistLogPage	31 Jul 2005 - 23:27 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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ConstructivistMathIn3StatesLogPage	15 Oct 2005 - 17:39 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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ConstructivistMathInWashingtonStateLogPage	27 Sep 2005 - 16:34 - r1.19	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE JoanneJacobs links to an article on constructivist math in Washington state: Erin Bennett doesn't really ...

ConstructivistsAndFormativeAssessmentLogPage	02 Dec 2005 - 02:27 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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ConversationsWithKidsLogPage	03 Nov 2006 - 16:28 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE I just saw this on Anne's page: Conversation with daughter the day of class: "Did you have fun?" "You know I don't like math" Yes! I've had that conversation ...

CoolDimensionalAnalysisProblemFromSaxon87LogPage	28 Feb 2006 - 23:48 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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CoolMathAnimationsLogPage	30 Oct 2005 - 03:45 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Check out this page of cool math animations by Lingfa Yang. Most of the animations are of constructions ...

CoolProblemsToMakeYourKidDoLogPage	30 Jun 2005 - 18:27 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Here's a cool kind of problem to introduce to your kids. This sort of problem is plentiful in the Drops In The Bucket series, and I don't recall seeing ...

CorePlusAndDecliningMathSkillsLogPage	08 Jul 2005 - 19:17 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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CostOfCollegeLogPage	26 Sep 2005 - 17:30 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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CouldYouPass8thGradeMathLogPage	01 Mar 2006 - 03:59 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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CountYourBlessingsLogPage	20 Jun 2005 - 23:59 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE I just found this post from a TERC teacher on a Math Forum thread: I have parents who are deciding that their child should be advanced in their math ...

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CreativeKumonLogPage	10 Feb 2006 - 23:37 - r1.42	CatherineJohnson
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CreativeProblemSolvingLogPage	28 Feb 2006 - 14:55 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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CreativeSaxonWordProblemLogPage	04 Nov 2005 - 03:40 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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CreativityGapInAsiaLogPage	16 Sep 2005 - 21:26 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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CreativityGapPart2LogPage	30 Sep 2005 - 16:41 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Susan has a funny comment on the creativity gap: "However, the idea that we have nothing to worry about ...

CreativityInMathLogPage	22 Sep 2005 - 01:11 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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CriticalThinkingVsRegurgitationLogPage	21 Sep 2005 - 01:35 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
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DanDreznerPart3LogPage	19 Sep 2005 - 19:14 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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DanDreznerPart4LogPage	20 Sep 2005 - 17:43 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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DanDreznerThreadOnMathEdLogPage	19 Sep 2005 - 13:12 - r1.40	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Joanne Jacobs also links to a post about U.S. math ed on Daniel Drezner's blog. One comment caught my ...

DanDreznerThreadOnMathEdPart2LogPage	19 Sep 2005 - 19:02 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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DanKOnBestStudentsLogPage	16 Aug 2005 - 15:13 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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DanKOnIncomeDistributionLogPage	25 Aug 2005 - 16:38 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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DanKOnMakingMathInterestingLogPage	30 Jul 2005 - 17:02 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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DanKOnRightAnswersAndPleasureInMathLogPage	03 Nov 2006 - 16:30 - r1.38	CatherineJohnson
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DanOnFractionPreTestLogPage	28 Nov 2005 - 18:16 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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DanOnWritingProcessLogPage	20 Dec 2005 - 20:56 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
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DanVisualFractionMultiplicationLogPage	28 Oct 2005 - 19:50 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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DataWarehousingLogPage	11 Oct 2006 - 00:48 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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DayOfBigTroubleLogPage	16 Sep 2006 - 20:14 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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DeathByDataLogPage	21 Nov 2006 - 14:26 - r1.59	CatherineJohnson
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DeathMarchToAlgebraLogPage	22 Feb 2006 - 21:12 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
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DeborahGieringerDrawingsLogPage	24 Jul 2006 - 19:21 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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DebutMathBlogLogPage	19 Aug 2005 - 15:58 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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DecisionMadeIThinkLogPage	19 Sep 2005 - 02:18 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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DecisionMakingTimeLogPage	01 Sep 2005 - 04:24 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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DeclarativeProceduralConceptualKnowledgeLogPage	26 Jan 2006 - 18:13 - r1.24	CatherineJohnson
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DecliningUsScienceLogPage	18 Oct 2005 - 02:18 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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DefensiveTeachingLogPage	05 Oct 2006 - 00:34 - r1.91	CatherineJohnson
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DeliberatePracticeAndExpertPerformanceLogPage	09 Jul 2006 - 23:39 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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DepartmentOfCorrectionsLogPage	25 Aug 2005 - 22:51 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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DescriptiveNormativeAndCriticalLogPage	04 Dec 2005 - 01:04 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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DetroitFreePressArticleLogPage	23 Oct 2005 - 21:50 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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DianeRavitchAtThisWeekInEducationLogPage	09 May 2006 - 19:26 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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DianeRavitchOnKnowledgeDeficitLogPage	24 Sep 2005 - 21:03 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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DianeRavitchOnNationalStandardsLogPage	10 Nov 2005 - 14:26 - r1.28	CatherineJohnson
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DiaryOfAMadHousewifeLogPage	08 Sep 2006 - 15:26 - r1.27	CatherineJohnson
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DictionaryOfEnglishUsageLogPage	09 Aug 2006 - 01:04 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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DifferentiatedInstructionInAnotherTownLogPage	26 May 2006 - 22:38 - r1.19	CatherineJohnson
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DifferentiatedInstructionInMiddleSchoolLogPage	16 Sep 2006 - 13:02 - r1.29	CatherineJohnson
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DifferentiatedInstructionMapLogPage	01 Dec 2006 - 13:50 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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DifferentiatedInstructionResearchBaseLogPage	08 Sep 2006 - 21:06 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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DiggingIntoResearchClaimsLogPage	31 Aug 2005 - 05:18 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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DimensionalAnalysisLogPage	24 Jul 2005 - 04:58 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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DimensionalAnalysisMathForumLogPage	13 Oct 2005 - 01:27 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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DimensionalAnalysisTestimonialsLogPage	22 Feb 2006 - 04:52 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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DimensionalAnalysisWordProblemsAndAnswersLogPage	28 Feb 2006 - 23:58 - r1.48	CatherineJohnson
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DimensionalAnswers	24 Feb 2006 - 00:29 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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DimensionalProblems	28 Feb 2006 - 23:55 - r1.26	CatherineJohnson
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DirectInstructionAndTheRigorConundrumLogPage	14 May 2006 - 18:19 - r1.30	CatherineJohnson
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DirectInstructionEngelmannLogPage	19 Oct 2005 - 15:14 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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DirectInstructionRantLogPage	28 Jan 2006 - 04:29 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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DirectInstructionWorkshopLogPage	19 Oct 2005 - 15:06 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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DiscoveryAndTheCumulativeReviewLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 15:06 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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DistributivePropertyLogPage	13 Oct 2005 - 21:20 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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DivisibilityBySevenLogPage	13 Dec 2005 - 14:10 - r1.44	CatherineJohnson
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DoWhatYouLoveLogPage	09 Jul 2006 - 23:08 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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DoctorLawInNewYorkStateLogPage	26 Oct 2006 - 22:25 - r1.33	CatherineJohnson
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DogOfHelicopterMomLogPage	07 Aug 2006 - 00:00 - r1.25	CatherineJohnson
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DontStudyForTheTestLogPage	19 Jun 2006 - 00:37 - r1.79	CatherineJohnson
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DontTeachInAMonotonePart1LogPage	01 Nov 2005 - 14:02 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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DotProblemFromJamesMilgramLogPage	15 Nov 2005 - 20:56 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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DougAndKenAtEdWonkLogPage	05 Feb 2006 - 16:48 - r1.40	CatherineJohnson
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DougOnMoneyAsASignalLogPage	25 Apr 2006 - 00:06 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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DougSundsethNumberLineLogPage	30 Sep 2005 - 22:02 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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DougSundsethNumberLinesLogPage	01 Oct 2005 - 00:03 - r1.39	CatherineJohnson
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DougSundsethOnMontyHallLogPage	09 Apr 2006 - 18:57 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
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DougsExcelProblemWorksheetLogPage	17 Nov 2005 - 23:35 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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DougsNumberLinesLogPage	24 Sep 2005 - 20:42 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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DownTownLogPage	11 Sep 2006 - 14:44 - r1.19	CatherineJohnson
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DowsLanePrincipalTalksAboutHandwritingLogPage	03 Nov 2006 - 21:48 - r1.35	CatherineJohnson
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DrMathOnFractionsAndUnitsLogPage	13 Oct 2005 - 12:03 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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DrillingThePropertiesLogPage	11 Nov 2005 - 04:12 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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EconomistArticleOnHigherEdLogPage	26 Sep 2005 - 17:31 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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EisenhowerOnDeweyLogPage	23 Feb 2006 - 00:35 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
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ElaineMcEwanLogPage	04 Dec 2006 - 17:24 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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ElaineMcEwanPart2LogPage	17 Oct 2005 - 14:35 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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ElemiddleSchoolsLogPage	17 Jan 2006 - 18:13 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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ElkSeasonLogPage	20 Sep 2005 - 02:57 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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EmailFromTheMathChairLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 14:36 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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EmailFromTheNewPrincipalLogPage	15 Sep 2006 - 15:20 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToMathTeacherLogPage	08 Nov 2005 - 16:34 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheAssistantPrincipalLogPage	01 Jun 2006 - 21:32 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheAssistantSuperintendentLogPage	05 Oct 2006 - 01:47 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheGuidanceCounselorLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 17:53 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheMathChairLogPage	20 May 2006 - 01:00 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheMathTeacherLogPage	03 May 2006 - 23:25 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR back story Christopher missed a week of school, then flunked the math test when he returned. He'd done ...

EmailToTheMathTeacherPart2LogPage	02 May 2006 - 17:05 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheMusicTeacherLogPage	20 Apr 2006 - 01:23 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheNewPrincipalLogPage	06 Sep 2006 - 23:14 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheNewPrincipalPart2LogPage	15 Sep 2006 - 15:21 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToThePrincipalLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 00:23 - r1.32	CatherineJohnson
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EmailToTheSuperintendentLogPage	25 Dec 2005 - 15:40 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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EmotionalSocialIntelligenceProstheticDeviceLogPage	01 Apr 2006 - 01:39 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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EndOfParentalInfluenceLogPage	05 Dec 2005 - 02:13 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine and I were just talking a little while ago about having boys in middle school. It's really amazing ...

EngelmannOnComputersInTheClassroomLogPage	23 Mar 2006 - 22:00 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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EngelmannOnDistrictGuidelinesLogPage	27 Nov 2005 - 19:44 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
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EngelmannOnGalenAlessiStudyLogPage	11 Apr 2006 - 16:54 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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EngelmannOnHowManyWordsADayLogPage	08 Aug 2006 - 19:26 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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EngelmannOnMasteryAndAbilityGroupingLogPage	21 Nov 2006 - 02:54 - r1.45	CatherineJohnson
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EngelmannOnRulesForInstallingCurriculaLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 02:19 - r1.28	CatherineJohnson
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EngineeringSchoolLogPage	29 Sep 2005 - 21:32 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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EngineeringSchoolPart2LogPage	29 Sep 2005 - 21:32 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE I read the whole thread about "Confessions of an engineering school washout" here at KTM before reading ...

EnglandVsAmericaVsSingaporeLogPage	27 Feb 2006 - 02:10 - r1.30	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE The British report, Where will the next generation of UK mathematicians come from?, (pdf file) includes ...

EnglishAsWorldLanguageLogPage	15 Nov 2005 - 13:00 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE BR Carolyn I have been talking about the KUMON reading program, and especially about vocabulary (which ...

EnglishLanguageArtsBookRecommendationLogPage	29 Jun 2005 - 00:01 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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EnglishLanguageArtsBookRecommendationPart2LogPage	29 Jun 2005 - 13:48 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE Another recommendation from a KTM reader: Check out Institute for Excellence in Writing. Many homeschoolers use this program and adore it. Now is probably ...

ErbQuestionLogPage	29 Mar 2006 - 00:29 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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EslSentenceCombiningSiteForKidsLogPage	14 May 2006 - 21:12 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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EthnoMathematicsIsBackLogPage	28 Jun 2005 - 01:45 - r1.12	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE I've come to believe that the math wars will never be won, or lost. Here's Diane Ravitch on the return of ethnomathematics, which I thought had been ...

EverydayMathFramesAndArrowsLogPage	22 Oct 2005 - 14:56 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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EverydayMathInDCPart2LogPage	27 Jun 2005 - 17:36 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
STARTINCLUDE from Barry Garelick: For those who may not know, the DC Public School Board, apparently with little notice, held a meeting on June 15, 2005 at which ...

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EverydayMathInNewYorkLogPage	01 May 2006 - 13:49 - r1.15	CatherineJohnson
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EverydayMathLongDivisionLogPage	14 May 2006 - 17:15 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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EverydayMathThreadLogPage	19 Aug 2005 - 15:51 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Terrific thread about an Everyday Math problem in mistake in Everyday Math? Welcome Independent George ...

EverythingYouAlwaysWantedToKnowAboutCharacterEducationLogPage	27 Sep 2006 - 10:46 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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ExecutiveFunctionIsisLogPage	24 May 2006 - 03:20 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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ExecutiveFunctionPart3LogPage	26 May 2006 - 21:06 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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ExecutiveFunctionPresidentsAndCriminalsLogPage	24 May 2006 - 12:04 - r1.45	CatherineJohnson
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ExecutiveFunctionSelfTestLogPage	24 May 2006 - 12:00 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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ExecutiveSearchConsultantSpeaksLogPage	29 Mar 2006 - 23:50 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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ExitTheBoomersLogPage	21 Nov 2006 - 02:25 - r1.36	CatherineJohnson
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ExperimentalMmathematicsCurriculum	19 Nov 2005 - 12:54 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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ExpertPerformanceWhileBeingFemaleLogPage	14 Jul 2006 - 15:21 - r1.23	CatherineJohnson
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ExtendedProblem1LogPage	19 Nov 2006 - 01:54 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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ExtendedProblem2LogPage	14 May 2006 - 18:17 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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ExtendedProblem6LogPage	14 May 2006 - 18:18 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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ExtendedProblemsSevenEightNineLogPage	05 Sep 2006 - 14:49 - r1.58	CatherineJohnson
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ExtendedResponseLogPage	14 May 2006 - 18:28 - r1.57	CatherineJohnson
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ExtinctionAndCounterConditioningLogPage	12 Apr 2006 - 14:31 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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ExtraCreditLogPage	03 May 2006 - 23:30 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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ExtremeConstructivismLogPage	14 Jun 2006 - 20:52 - r1.6	CatherineJohnson
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EyeContactInAutismLogPage	21 Dec 2005 - 05:09 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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FAQOnTheWayLogPage	24 Sep 2005 - 17:39 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Catherine and I are going to put together an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions page). I'm going to try to ...

FactSheetPtsaForumLogPage	16 Sep 2006 - 20:20 - r1.21	CatherineJohnson
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FactoringNumbersLogPage	08 Sep 2005 - 03:14 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE A factoid: When you're trying to determine whether a number is composite (i.e., not prime), it's sufficient ...

FailingAlgebraInLosAngelesLogPage	24 Aug 2006 - 15:06 - r1.40	CatherineJohnson
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FallBackTimeLogPage	30 Oct 2005 - 03:59 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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FallaciesAndCausalInferenceLogPage	12 Aug 2005 - 23:45 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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FallingOffTheMathCliffCartoonLogPage	09 Mar 2006 - 13:54 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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FallingOffTheMathCliffLogPage	09 Mar 2006 - 13:56 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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FalsePositivesLogPage	13 Nov 2006 - 17:37 - r1.36	CatherineJohnson
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FalsePositivesPart2LogPage	09 Apr 2006 - 18:57 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Another version of the False Positives challenge. This one ran in John Kay's column in the Financial Times ...

FamilyTreeLogPage	02 Dec 2006 - 22:04 - r1.14	CatherineJohnson
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FantasticNewsLogPage	23 Jun 2006 - 16:32 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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FearAndLoathingInSaltLakeCityLogPage	30 Nov 2005 - 16:24 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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FearOfFlyingLogPage	14 Dec 2005 - 13:06 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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FifteenWordsADayLogPage	31 Aug 2006 - 19:47 - r1.48	CatherineJohnson
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FightingTheGoodFightLogPage	20 Sep 2005 - 01:04 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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FinancialTimesOnCollegeCostsLogPage	26 Sep 2005 - 17:23 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
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FindTheVariableLogPage	18 Nov 2006 - 22:53 - r1.17	CatherineJohnson
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FindsSubjectMatterDifficultLogPage	22 Sep 2006 - 13:00 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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FingerLengthLogPage	10 Sep 2006 - 13:24 - r1.3	CatherineJohnson
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FinishedRussianMathLogPage	15 Oct 2005 - 02:18 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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FirstPersonPart3LogPage	12 Jul 2005 - 16:48 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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FirstPersonWithAutismLogPage	20 Aug 2005 - 13:47 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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FirstWeekDisappointmentLogPage	26 Aug 2005 - 16:14 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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FirstWikitorialLogPage	22 Jun 2005 - 12:00 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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FiveDifferentWordProblems	10 Mar 2006 - 21:18 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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FliesCanLearn	08 Mar 2006 - 14:21 - r1.2	CatherineJohnson
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FlowChartLogPage	04 Sep 2006 - 21:37 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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FollowUpFromSteveLogPage	08 Sep 2006 - 21:05 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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ForEvery100GirlsLogPage	03 Jul 2006 - 16:54 - r1.13	CatherineJohnson
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ForgetDavidAllenLogPage	16 Mar 2006 - 15:19 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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ForgivingDivisionIsEasierLogPage	30 Mar 2006 - 14:26 - r1.45	CatherineJohnson
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FormBeforeMeaningLogPage	02 Aug 2005 - 04:48 - r1.2	CarolynJohnston
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FormativeAssessmentAndLearningLogPage	09 Apr 2006 - 22:58 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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FormativeAssessmentAndRichardNixonLogPage	01 Feb 2006 - 01:30 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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FormativeAssessmentInGaelicLogPage	12 Apr 2006 - 00:23 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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FormativeAssessmentInScotlandLogPage	11 Apr 2006 - 23:44 - r1.18	CatherineJohnson
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FormativeAssessmentSummaryLogPage	07 Feb 2006 - 20:29 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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FourSevensLogPage	19 Apr 2006 - 14:17 - r1.10	CatherineJohnson
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FourthGradeLetterHomeLogPage	02 Oct 2005 - 02:25 - r1.3	CarolynJohnston
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FourthGradeMathEnrichmentLogPage	18 Nov 2005 - 16:51 - r1.32	CatherineJohnson
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FourthGradeSlumpLogPage	06 Jul 2005 - 11:06 - r1.7	CatherineJohnson
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FourthGradeSlumpPart2LogPage	06 Jul 2005 - 11:29 - r1.5	CatherineJohnson
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FractionDecimalPercentAssessmentTestsLogPage	24 Oct 2006 - 23:37 - r1.50	CatherineJohnson
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FractionManipulativeLessonOnReciprocalsLogPage	14 Sep 2006 - 14:10 - r1.8	CatherineJohnson
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FractionMultiplicationLogPage	22 Oct 2005 - 15:00 - NEW	CatherineJohnson
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FractionPedagogyQuestionLogPage	09 Oct 2005 - 16:44 - NEW	CarolynJohnston
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FractionQuagmireLogPage	30 Jan 2006 - 23:15 - r1.16	CatherineJohnson
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FractionTilesByDougLogPage	14 Sep 2006 - 14:00 - r1.22	CatherineJohnson
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FramingAQuestionLogPage	05 May 2006 - 15:02 - r1.49	CatherineJohnson
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FreeAdviceForDenverSuperintendentLogPage	07 Jul 2005 - 01:12 - r1.4	CatherineJohnson
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FreeAtLastLogPage	16 Dec 2005 - 23:23 - r1.11	CatherineJohnson
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FreeTeachToCrammeryClipArtLogPage	14 Nov 2006 - 14:54 - r1.9	CatherineJohnson
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FreeWorksheetsLogPage	27 Jun 2005 - 17:20 - r1.32	CatherineJohnson
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Click here to find the comments for this topic STARTINCLUDE Here and there in the "edusphere" I've seen mention of Professor Plum. He's a fellow educational radical ...

FromKausfilesLogPage	29 Jan 2006 - 21:43 - r1.34	CatherineJohnson
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