Unending digits …
Why not keep it simple, like
Twenty-two sevenths?—Luke Anderson
Encourage your students to make their own Pi Day haiku with these tips from Mr. L’s Math:
And remember, Pi Day is also Albert Einstein’s birthday! Check out this series of short videos about his life and work: Happy Birthday, Einstein.
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Luke Anderson, via TeachPi.org. Background photo courtesy of Robert Couse-Baker (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
Only dead mathematics can be taught where competition prevails: living mathematics must always be a communal possession.
— Mary Everest Boole
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Mary Everest Boole. Background photo courtesy of State Library of Queensland, Australia (no known copyright) via Flickr.
Get in the math car with a list of destinations and no map. Take whatever route you want, and marvel at the things you discover along the way.
— Nick Harris
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from @Mr_Harris_Math, via Twitter. Background photo courtesy of Forrest Cavale (CC0 1.0) via Unsplash.
There are two ways to do great mathematics. The first is to be smarter than everybody else. The second way is to be stupider than everybody else — but persistent.
— Raoul Bott
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Raoul Bott, via The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Background photo courtesy of Swedish National Heritage Board (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
Math is like ice cream, with more flavors than you can imagine — and if all your children ever do is textbook math, that’s like feeding them broccoli-flavored ice cream.
— Denise Gaskins
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from my About page. Background courtesy of Pinstamatic.
If this feels hard, that doesn’t mean you’re a failure. It means you’re doing the right thing to get better.
— Ben Orlin
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Ben Orlin’s blog post Learning to rock-climb is changing how I’ll teach math. Background photo courtesy of Jason Kasper (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
My long-term goal is for my kids to be independent learners, but the best way for that to happen is for me to be by their side now.
— Lucinda Leo
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Lucinda Leo at Navigating by Joy. Background photo courtesy of Peter Werkman (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
What’s really neat about mathematics is that even when there’s only one right answer, there’s never only one right way to do the problem.
— Herb Gross
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Herb Gross, via Math as a Second Language. Background photo courtesy of kristos_b (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.
— William James
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from William James, via the Furman University Mathematical Quotations Server. Background photo courtesy of Joe Maggie-Me (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
I need to teach my students about three things: failing gracefully, persevering, and succeeding graciously.
— Hollis Easter
CREDITS: Today’s quote is from Hollis Easter, via Twitter. Background photo courtesy of Brenda Clarke (CC BY 2.0) via Flickr.
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