I have a dark side. I can't help but make fun of those unfortunate education professors and trainers who can't seem to get math right. My Google reader even has a section called "math morons" loaded with idiots of the EduProf persuasion.Here's today's entry, which, on the face of it, might be a clever way to review until you realize how crappy this shirt is.
"Using T-shirts To Teach Math Properties by Jeremiah Dyke (Be sure to ask your local stores for donations)"Now look at the picture a little more closely ....
"Communative?" Is that a word? "Order of # doesn't matter." Really? Are there any restrictions you want to place on that? "Associative - Grouping doesn't matter." Shudder. Only in specific situations. "Distributive - Use the even to each." What does this even mean?
I don't wonder why our new teachers suck at math. I wonder why they pay him to instruct them.
"Throw away your textbook," the man says.
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I'll be teaching potential math teachers in a School of Ed starting tomorrow, but I must say I agree with you on this activity. The only effective way I can think of to use this shirt is as a threat to kids who think dressing funny is worse than learning math.
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