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The rise and rise of diabetes
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: June 15, 2012
Diabetes is on the rise in the United States, and throughout most of the developed world. The charts below show the incidence of diabetes in the United States, by county, for 2004 and 2008 (click on the images to enlarge them): We see that even for the short 4 year period 2004- 2008 there has […]
Pre-service elementary teachers’ attitudes to algebra
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: June 8, 2012
Changing Pre-Service Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes to Algebra Educators of pre-service elementary teachers face a constant challenge: their students’ limited understanding of what constitutes mathematics and a mathematical approach to problems. Pre-service elementary teachers’ attitudes to mathematics are generally instrumental, viagra focussed on formulas and correct answers. Here are some illustrative remarks from our students: “… […]
