One of the most frequently “hit” blogs I’ve ever posted continues to be, Irregular! Impossible? Important! Area & Perimeter of Irregular Polygons. [http://glennatabor.com/2010/02/irregular-impossible-important-area-perimeter-of-irregular-polygons/]. My summer mission continues to be helping parents make creative linkages between mathematical concepts and … Continue Reading

“Part of the secret of a success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” -Mark Twain

Yes, I’m back to blogging on a regular basis again. I wanted to blog. I … Continue Reading

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.” -Vince Lombardi

“Give me a lever long enough and a prop strong enough. I can single-handedly move the world.” -Archimedes

I was working with several … Continue Reading

“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”     -Eleanor Roosevelt

I was working with a school a few weeks ago as we planned for the remainder of the year. The things we identified, at the beginning … Continue Reading

“As long as algebra is taught in school, there will be prayer in school. ” -Cokie Roberts

“It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and

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