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Archive for November, 2009
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One formula for math education
Posted on November 19, 2009
This is an interesting take on how to teach math. I love the idea of teaching math that is fun. I think kids would be fired up about this kind of math. I can see heated and fun arguments about risk in the stock market, randomness, and ability to predict how a game will come [...]
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Another Fantastic Bill Strickland Talk
Posted on November 18, 2009
Enjoy.
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Progeny Visits Bill Strickland
Posted on November 16, 2009
Next week we are headed to Pittsburgh to visit Bill Strickland and the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. Part of Bill’s philosophy is to build amazing environments to program kids for success. After a 6.5 million dollar capital campaign he opened a 62,000 square foot arts and career training center. It includes a world class ceramics studio, [...]
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Nutrition Made Easy
Posted on November 12, 2009
Nutrition has become so complex that it’s hard to get a handle on it. There’s too much conflicting information. Here’s an easy rule. Imagine that you own a million dollar race horse. Would you feed it Doritos and Coke? The next time you cram something questionable down your face ask yourself if you would feed [...]
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Progeny Kids are Human Calculators
Posted on November 11, 2009
How many of you can quickly multiply 4 digit numbers in your head? We had an interesting idea at the tutoring meeting last night. We think all Progeny kids should be able to do complex math in their heads. This is a very teachable system that is targeted at kids. Take a look at the [...]
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2009 Progeny Foundation Banquet
Posted on November 5, 2009
The light was shining in the darkness last night. What a great night. After a year of hard work it was great to kick back and enjoy some laughs with the Progeny family. Thank you to everybody that made this event special. A special thank you to CJ McClanahan for showing us that we are [...]
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