“Cold steel was not meant to be an after-dinner dessert!” ColdDinnerMeant To BeSteelDessertWere Not Meant To Be Author:Dan Meyer
“I teach high school math. I sell a product to a market that doesn't want it, but is forced by law to buy it.” WantSchoolLawTeachTeacherProductsHigh SchoolSellsMath Author:Dan Meyer
“The physical five oranges goes up the ladder to the picture of the five oranges which goes up to the representation of the five oranges as a numeral. This points in the direction of a definition of abstraction: when we abstract we voluntarily ignore details of a context, so that we can accomplish a goal.” GoalEducationFiveMathematicsDefinitionsDetailsAccomplishMathAbstractRepresentationOrangeAbstractionLaddersNumerals Author:Dan Meyer
“We're no longer intimidated by math, because we're slowly redefining what math is.” InspirationMotivationMathIntimidatedRedefining Author:Dan Meyer
“Students need to decide, 'All right, well, does the height matter? Does the side of it matter? Does the color of the valve matter? What matters here?' - such an underrepresented question in math curriculum.” NeedsWellsDoeMatterInspirationMotivationSidesStudentsColorMathHeightWhat MattersCurriculumValve Author:Dan Meyer