Magical Math Monday - Egyptian

Merry (day after) Christmas

Hoping it was extraordinary!

Merry Christmas

Truly Christmas, St. Paul's Cathedral - 1911

Magical Math Mondays

Magical Math Mondays

Math Christmas Trees

Math Holiday Magic

Motivation Mondays - Khalil Gibran

Yesterday is but today's memory, and tomorrow is today's dream.

~ Khalil Gibran

Friendship Fridays - Ralph Waldo Emerson

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

(not Ralph Waldo Emerson's classroom)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving

Thankful Thursdays - Al Green

I'm thankful for every moment.

~Al Green

(not Al Green's home)

Ted Talks Tuesdays - Kevin Allocca

Why videos go viral ...

https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_allocca_why_videos_go_viral

Ted Talks Tuesdays - John Green

The nerd's guide to learning everything on-line. We all have our own learning styles.

https://www.ted.com/talks/john_green_the_nerd_s_guide_to_learning_everything_online

Motivation Mondays - Carl Sandburg

Nothing happens unless first we dream.

~ Carl Sandburg

(1900 image of flyer at Kittyhawk, NC)

Friendship Fridays - Muhammad Ali

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

~ Muhammad Ali

(not boxing and not Muhammad Ali)

Ted Talks Tuesdays - Cesar Harada

Teaching kids to love science.
https://www.ted.com/talks/cesar_harada_how_i_teach_kids_to_love_science

Motivation Mondays - Walt Disney

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

~ Walt Disney

(1917 Mi Sueño, Herbert Coppell House, 1245 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena, CA)

Friendship Fridays - Khalil Gibran

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

~ Khalil Gibran

Thankful Thursdays - Amy Grant

Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving.

~ Amy Grant

(1912 turkey raffle winners - not Amy Grant)

Ted Talks Tuesdays - Christine Sun Kim

You can hear more than you think.
https://www.ted.com/talks/christine_sun_kim_the_enchanting_music_of_sign_language?language=en

Motivation Mondays - Edgar Cayce

Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions.
~Edgar Cayce

(not Edgar Cayce)

TED Talks on Thursdays: Clayton Cameron Math, Rhythm, and Music

Some day, we should all get together and meet they.

You already know who they are.  

They say a watched pot never boils.  It does, it just feels like forever because it is almost as exciting as watching paint dry.

They say starve a cold, feed a fever.  Does that mean if you have a cold you can or can't have chicken soup? Does it matter if you have a fever? If it is chicken soup, can  you have bits in it or does it need to be broth?

They also say that music is a great way to teach kids math.  If I had been able to keep a beat that was consistent and other people could count to, it might have been valid for me.  The only way for me to hold a beat was to have a metronome or a person who could actually count in a rhythmic manner clue me in so I sounded not all together horrible.

Percussionists are amazing because they cannot only count a beat and set a beat, they also set the mood and rhythm for a song and often an entire evening.

Clayton Cameron is able to explain it and make it fun!  Why couldn't he have been the band director when I was a kid? (Yes, another quickie.)

Motivation Mondays - Milton Berle

If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door.

Milton Berle

TED Talks on Thursdays: Terry Moore and Why X Marks the Spot

There are things we all have and do take for granted.  In math, see a pattern of math for October, specifically in algebra, we solve for X.

Why?

Watch and find out! (It's a quickie, I promise)

Motivation Mondays - Winston Churchill

Success is never final.

Failure is never fatal.

It is courage that counts.

Winston Churchill

(not Winston Churchill)

Ted Talks on Thursdays: Hannah Fry and the Mathematics of Love

It seems that there is a theme here with the TED Talks.  A pattern, if you will.

Hannah Fry's talk on the mathematics of love maintains the pattern, but breaks it at the same time.

Enjoy!

Motivation Monday - Steve Martin

Be so good they can't ignore you.

Steve Martin

(not Steve Martin)

TED Talks on Thursdays: Love Story that is Unexpected with Adam Spencer

People talk about Motivation on Mondays.
Almost anywhere in the southwest Taco Tuesday is celebrated.

Friday?  Well it seems like everyone celebrates Friday.  And while that isn't a bad thing, there are other days that get overlooked.  Neglected even.

What about Wednesday?  It is just the peak of the week, but nobody really says, TGIW? Or do they?

Thursday is called Friday Eve in many workplaces.

As a committee of one, I have opted that Thursdays will become TED Talks on Thursdays.  They are always interesting and have a unique spin.

Today's TED Talk is Adam Spencer a man who fell in love with prime numbers.

Motivation Mondays - Eleanor Roosevelt

(not Mrs. Roosevelt, but looks to be thinking new thoughts and finding strength)

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Happy Birthday, Grandy!

Hoping it is all good news this year!

TED on Thursdays: Slam Poetry of Harry Baker

Is the glass half empty or half full?Is it the right size glass?

Does a yellow light indicate it's time to speed through the intersection or stop?
Or does it mean, the light is almost ripe and will be red soon?

TED Talks are amazing, short, inspirational, and often have a different spin on a subject.

Today's subject is numbers combined with poetry.

Who knew you could write a love poem about numbers, prime numbers specifically?

Harry Baker.

Take a couple of minutes and know that anything and everything is an inspiration!

Inaugural Post

Not our classroom

Big Dooley lessons, in no particular order:

The biggest lesson, to me, was that family is family no matter what. At times, not all siblings like/d each other, but there is/was always support and pride.  We have always been able to count on each other.  We just have to remember to reach out and ask each other.

The next lesson was to honor your promises. Anytime a Dooley girl says she is going to do a thing, it is done.

Chocolate is a food of the gods.

So this is where we start.

Fingers crossed we will post personal triumphs, challenges, jokes,recipes, ideas, requests for support, and pictures of our lives/families/animals.