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25 Sep 2005 - 01:05
My Special Number page - hand in assignments here
complete list of Connected Math projects
My Special Number, part 2
All Vlorbik All the Time
Brenda's special number
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I love Ben's essay! It's so cool I could almost think a Special Number project is a good idea! (The only bad part is 'it connects me to my world'!) -- CatherineJohnson - 25 Sep 2005
What horrifies me is the fact that this is a 6th grade project that takes 6 weeks. Hey! Maybe I should adopt 6 as my special number! -- CatherineJohnson - 25 Sep 2005
6 = 1 + 2 + 3.
6 = 1 * 2 * 3.
6 connects me to my world.
i like clipper ships. -- VlorbikDotCom - 25 Sep 2005
That one had to go on the Official KTM My Special Number webpage also. -- CarolynJohnston - 26 Sep 2005
My special number is 0. I chose this number because this assignment has 0 relationship to mathematics. In addition, this assignment has 0 pedagogical value, was worth precisely 0 time, and will have 0 impact on my grade. Also, it's all round and stuff. -- DougSundseth - 25 Oct 2005
My special number is 6 -- because six is the number of weeks I'm going to lose doing this dopey project instead of being taught real math. -- KDeRosa - 25 Oct 2005
LOL! You guys are nuts! -- CarolynJohnston - 25 Oct 2005
Ben gets an A because he followed instructions. Actually he gets extra points for including the touchy-feely phrases they're looking for. :-) Vlorbik (6), Brenda (3, although she claims it's not her number), Steve (1), Carolyn (1, or is that just a comment on Steve's answer?), Doug (0), and Ken (6) all fail, because they didn't follow the instructions, which said to choose a number between 10 and 100. (removing tongue from cheek) Um, does anyone have any spare duct tape that I can wrap around my head to keep the brain matter from splattering all over the walls after my head explodes? -- KtmGuest - 21 Dec 2005
my special number, part 2
For those of you who've been wondering, as I did, what the Connected Mathematics curriculum's My Special Number project could possibly be trying to get at, I've posted a sample essay at the Official KTM My Special Number webpage. It's Ben's essay; he had it for a class project last week. I still don't know what the point of the project was, but now at least I know what the result looks like. Ben's exactly right; at the time he wrote the essay, it was exactly 48 months to his 16th birthday and the first legal opportunity he'll have to get his driver's license. I'm a bit alarmed that he's tracking it so precisely.My Special Number page - hand in assignments here
complete list of Connected Math projects
My Special Number, part 2
All Vlorbik All the Time
Brenda's special number
Back to main page.
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I love Ben's essay! It's so cool I could almost think a Special Number project is a good idea! (The only bad part is 'it connects me to my world'!) -- CatherineJohnson - 25 Sep 2005
What horrifies me is the fact that this is a 6th grade project that takes 6 weeks. Hey! Maybe I should adopt 6 as my special number! -- CatherineJohnson - 25 Sep 2005
6 = 1 + 2 + 3.
6 = 1 * 2 * 3.
6 connects me to my world.
i like clipper ships. -- VlorbikDotCom - 25 Sep 2005
That one had to go on the Official KTM My Special Number webpage also. -- CarolynJohnston - 26 Sep 2005
My special number is 0. I chose this number because this assignment has 0 relationship to mathematics. In addition, this assignment has 0 pedagogical value, was worth precisely 0 time, and will have 0 impact on my grade. Also, it's all round and stuff. -- DougSundseth - 25 Oct 2005
My special number is 6 -- because six is the number of weeks I'm going to lose doing this dopey project instead of being taught real math. -- KDeRosa - 25 Oct 2005
LOL! You guys are nuts! -- CarolynJohnston - 25 Oct 2005
Ben gets an A because he followed instructions. Actually he gets extra points for including the touchy-feely phrases they're looking for. :-) Vlorbik (6), Brenda (3, although she claims it's not her number), Steve (1), Carolyn (1, or is that just a comment on Steve's answer?), Doug (0), and Ken (6) all fail, because they didn't follow the instructions, which said to choose a number between 10 and 100. (removing tongue from cheek) Um, does anyone have any spare duct tape that I can wrap around my head to keep the brain matter from splattering all over the walls after my head explodes? -- KtmGuest - 21 Dec 2005
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| Title: | my special number, part 2 |
| TopicType: | WebLog |
| SubjectArea: | ConnectedMath |
| LogDate: | 200509242104 |