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How can I teach my child to solve mathematical problems logically?

May 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Answer:  Teach him or her to solve problems the George Poyla way:

George Poyla was a famous Hungarian Mathematician who wrote a clever book in 1945 called How to solve it.

Here’s a summary of his problem-solving method and some problems to solve using his various strategies:

TEACHING PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES IN THE 5 – 12 CURRICULUM

Here’s a video (best to turn off the music!):

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How can I help my kids learn “the history of everything” in a fun way?

October 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Answer: Get them to watch Big History. Or better still, watch the lecture series together and talk about it afterwards.

What is Big History?

Watch the creator of Big History, David Christian, race through the history of our Universe in this brilliant 17-minute TED video:

Big History is hoped to be available free online by 2013. In the meantime, you can purchase the 48-lecture series in DVD for $520 (or downloadable audio for $250) from The Great Courses.

For more details go to: http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=8050

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