http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/24educ.html?_r=1&hpw
The White House is starting a campaign to promote Math and Science ed...maybe this will help STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) 's PR ;)
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Monday, November 23, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
I Was Told There Would Be No Math
(headline from Slate magazine re: NYTimes new puzzle KenKen)
Is Sudoku's promise of "no Math" essential PR for promoting number puzzles? A not-so-positive relationship with Math can be left over from school days and can undeliberately be handed down from generation to generation.
KenKen creates another opportunity to engage people with numbers.
The many rewards of Math include critical thinking skills, broader career choices, discipline, focus and confidence for academic, professional and personal success (plus the "aha" of a solution)
http://fray.slate.com/discuss/forums/2097086/ShowForum.aspx?ArticleID=2211595
Is Sudoku's promise of "no Math" essential PR for promoting number puzzles? A not-so-positive relationship with Math can be left over from school days and can undeliberately be handed down from generation to generation.
KenKen creates another opportunity to engage people with numbers.
The many rewards of Math include critical thinking skills, broader career choices, discipline, focus and confidence for academic, professional and personal success (plus the "aha" of a solution)
http://fray.slate.com/discuss/forums/2097086/ShowForum.aspx?ArticleID=2211595
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