Linda Lee is an editor and writer for theiNew York Times./iShe frequently contributes to the Style, Arts and Leisure, and Business sections. The article she wrote for the Education Life supplement in 1998, called “What’s the Rush? Why College Can Wait,” was the basis for this book. In addition to contributing to theiTimes,/iLee is the author of several books. She lives in New York City.bTHE CASE AGAINST COLLEGE/bbrbriAll great truths begin as blasphemies./ibr–GEORGE BERNARD SHAWbrbrHere is who belongs in college: the high-achieving student who is interested in learning for learning’s sake, those who intend to become schoolteachers and those young people who seem certain to go on to advanced degrees in law, medicine, architecture and the like.brbrHere is who actually goes to college: everyone. That everyone includes the learning disabled and the fairly dumb, those who have trouble reading and writing and doing math, slackers who see college as an opportunity to major in Beers of the World, burned-out book jockeys and the just plain average student with not much interest in anything.brbrThink about your high school class. Now think about the 76 percent of those students (80 to 90 percent in middle-class suburbs) whoisay/ithey expect to go to two-year or four-year colleges. You begin to see the problem?brbrPamela Gerhardt, who has been teaching advanced writing and editing at the University of Maryland for six years, says she has seen a decline in her students’ interest in the world of ideas. In an article in theiWashington Post/ion August 22,1999, she noted: “Last semester, many of my students drifted in late, slumped into chairs, made excuses to leave early and surrounded my desk when papers were due, clearly distraught over the looming deadline. ‘I can’t think of any problems,’ one told me. ‘Nothing interests me.'”brbrHer students, she said, rejected the idea of writing about things like homeless@=p£× ¾Û€

Make Excel do the math and make sense of your databrbrbrUse the Insert Function dialog box, array formulas and functions, and morebrbrExcel 2007 has more than 500 built-in functions. This book looks at the top 150, so you can find out which ones will make your life easier. Want to compare a 15-year mortgage to a 30-year mortgage? Forecast expenses for your college freshman? See how your online business is doing? Here’s the fun and easy way!brbrDiscover how tobr* Create worksheets to track costs and revenuebr* Tell the difference among average, median, and modebr* Work with statistical functionsbr* Develop forecasts and track trendsbr* Manipulate strings and work with database functionsbIntroduction./bpbPart I: Putting the Fun in Functions./bpChapter 1: Tapping into Formula and Function Fundamentals.pChapter 2: Saving Time with Function Tools.pChapter 3: Saying “Array!” for Formulas and Functions.pChapter 4: Fixing Formula Boo-Boos.pbPart II: Counting on Your Money./bpChapter 5: Calculating Loan Payments and Interest Rates.pChapter 6: Appreciating What You’ll Get, Depreciating What You Got.pChapter 7: Using Basic Math Functions.pChapter 8: Advancing Your Math.pChapter 9: Throwing Statistics a Curve.pChapter 10: Using Significance Tests.pbPart III: Doing the Math./bpChapter 11: Rolling the Dice on Predictions and Probability.pChapter 12: Dressing Up for Date Functions.pChapter 13: Keeping Well-Timed Functions.pChapter 14: Using Lookup, Logical, and Reference Functions.pChapter 15: Digging Up the Facts.pbPart IV: Working with Data./bpChapter 16: Writing Home about Text Functions.pChapter 17: Playing Records with Database Functions.pbPart V: The Part of Tens./bpChapter 18: Ten-Plus Tips for Working with Formulas.pChapter 19: Ten-Plus Functions You Really Should Know.pbIndex./bbKen Bluttman/b has been working as a software developer for nearly two d@#

Teddy Bears make every child feel comfortable in new surroundings. Friendly and easy to talk to, they are the perfect addition to the classroom. This delightful book fosters self-concept, language arts, math, and fine/gross motor skills. Includes an in-depth guide to designing and maintaining learning center activities for teachers on a limited budget. All the inspiration you need to create an entire curriculum of bear related activities.

Welcome to Singapore Math –the leading math program in the world! This workbook features math practice and activities for third grade students based on the Singapore Math method. An introduction at the front of the book explains Singapore Math and its common problem types. Each unit has learning objects, which clearly define the skills to be learned in that section, and an answer key with step-by-step worked out solutions that help students see how to work the problems. This book is perfect for students familiar with Singapore Math and for those who just need extra math practice.

This study examines academic departments as a context for teaching in the secondary school. lt explores why teachers find departments to be crucial to the high school setting. In all three schools studied and in all four subjects English, Maths, Science and Social Science teachers – even those who felt isolated in their classrooms – located their sense of professional identity, practice and community in their departments. Departments are seen as boundaries for dividing the school; centres of social interaction; a micro political decision-making forum; as a subject knowledge category. Those concerns are important at this time as various attacks are being made on school structures and subject and administration fragmentation – in these cases subjects are seen as obstacles to change. To subject groups they are viewed as potential vehicles to carry and confirm the message.

Firefighters, zookeepers, astronauts, deep-sea divers, paleontologists, and archaeologists- everyone uses math! This series gives young readers a chance to learn about each of these exciting jobs, and use their math skills along the way. Each book offers a variety of problems that teach math concepts and help readers understand the connection between math skills and daily life.

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Newly updated with the stunning discovery of two new elements, A Guide to the Elements, 2nd Edition is still the easy- to-read, easy-to- understand resource to the periodic table that students and teachers of the physical sciences expect. A Guide to the Elements, Second Edition begins with an introductory section that explains some of the basic concepts of chemistry and traces the history and development of the periodic table of the elements. In clear, nontechnical language, Albert Stwertka takes complex ideas and terms easily understandable. Complemented with historical anecdotes and everyday examples, each fascinating article examines one element and is accompanied by photographs many in full color of practical applications. Middle school and high school students will find this a welcome reference, as will adults with no background in chemistry.brThis new edition includes:br* A comprehensive list of informative websitesbr* An epilogue on recent near-discoveries of new elementsbr* An extensively updated further-reading listbrAn excellent look up resource as well as a superb introduction to chemistry, A Guide to the Elements, Second Edition is a good beginning step on the road to chemical literacy.brAlbert Stwerkta is Professor Emeritus at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and previously served as the head of the mathematics and science department there. Dr. Stwertka conducted research in the field of atomic physics, and was instrumental in establishing training programs for the N.S. Savannah nuclear ship during the Atoms for Peace program. He is the author of numerous books on science and math, including The World of Atoms and Quarks, Recent Revolutions in Physics, Recent Revolutions in Mathematics, and Physics: From Newton to the Big Bang.br

HTMLpbMarvin Bittinger-/bFor over thirty years Professor Marvin L. Bittinger has been teaching math at the university level. Since 1968 he has been employed as a professor of mathematics education at Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis. Professor Bittinger has authored 159 publications on topics ranging from Basic Mathematics to Algebra and Trigonometry to Brief Calculus. He received his BA in Mathematics from Manchester College in 1963 and his PhD in Mathematics Education from Purdue University in 1968. Special honors include being Distinguished Visiting Professor at the United States Air Force Academy and being elected to the Manchester College Board of Trustees from 1992 to 1999. His hobbies include hiking, baseball, golf, and bowling and he enjoys membership in the Professional Bowler’s Association and the Society for the Advancement of Baseball Research./PpProfessor Bittinger has also had the privilege of speaking at a recent mathematics convention giving a lecture entitled, Baseball and Mathematics. In addition, he also has an interest in philosophy and theology, in particular, apologetics. Professor Bittinger currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife Elaine. He has two grown and married sons, Lowell and Chris, and three grandchildren./p/HTMLThis text is designed to provide an interactive learning experience between the learner and the exposition, annotated examples, art, and the exercises you will find within. The first book on the market to introduce a learn as you go approach by including practice exercises in the margins of the text, this best seller uses real-data applications to help apply mathematics to your everyday life. Concepts and skills learned as you progress through the text are revisited again and again in the form of cumulative reviews, skill maintenance exercises, and synthesis exercises to help you retain what you have learned and see how it all relates together.P(IAll Chapters begin with?è

piThis book will excite teachers who want to motivate today’s secondary students. Information about the brain, presented along with the author’s personal teaching experiences, tips, and creative game ideas, makes for a very worthwhile read!br //i-Cindy Bean, Seventh-Grade Math Teacherbr /Arcola Intermediate Middle School, Schwenksville, PA/ppbiEnergize adolescents with memorable and engaging learning experiences!/i/b/ppResearch shows that the adolescent brain is wired to seek novelty and ignore familiar stimuli. This innovative resource demonstrates how teachers can transform everyday classroom lectures into memorable experiences and reinforce course content by introducing new, different, and surprising elements into daily lessons./ppBased on brain-compatible teaching principles, the updated edition of iMaking Learning Come Alive/i shows how to use stimulating interactive learning experiences to connect teenagers with content. Teachers will find activities and ideas for introducing each learning experience and will discover how to design and assess their own. Updated throughout, this new edition offers:/pulliNine new sample learning experiences, including four in math and science /liliA revised assessment chapter that covers standards-based education and NCLB /liliReflection questions in each chapter/li/ulpThe learning activities can be used as is or modified to connect with hundreds of themes and concepts across middle school and high school curricula./p (20080228)