Math Classrooms Should Be Places of Surprise and Wonder | Matthew Oldridge | TEDxChathamKent

[@Wissenskontor]

They ARE Places of Surprised and wonder. Students are always surprised by the topic and wonder what the teacher means.

[@liskl5982]

The ability make change derives from a sense of numbers. Having number sense allows people to do mental math (no paper / no calculator). Number sense is still important.

[@kathleenlang3747]

Math is sometimes a way to describe the indescribable, isn’t it? To me, math is a way of making beautiful patterns that are larger and larger or smaller and smaller than small. It’s a way of moving those beautiful patterns around quickly.

[@FrankHarwald]

"pythagorean shortcut" is a very rarely used term for what is more often called the triangle inequality :|

[@elianeluty2065]

thank you very much

[@willday980]

The Mathematicians will never allow this to happen.

[@haseebfaisal4011]

Mr. Oldridge! -Haseeb

[@matthewoldridge1481]

Oh my! How are thinks, my Haseebly friend?

[@jonaebaskin675]

The penny example confused me lol and I'm 22 :(