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Math Geek Mom: Teach Our Daughters Math

The American Mathematical Society recently published a study ( Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving)...
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My! Oh, my! Oh, Myco!

Lost among the stories about the ongoing election, NPR's "Day to Day" program on Tuesday carried a bit about a...
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Motherhood After Tenure: Michelle Obama's Dress

Of all the possible reactions to Barack Obama’s historical victory this week, I wasn’t prepared for a lead story about...
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Turning Down Internal Candidates

This has recently become salient in my world, again. Internal candidates raise all kinds of issues – information asymmetry, historical...
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Lessons of a Summer Teaching Online

Amy Overman found rewards, but not those she expected, in her first experience offering a class through distance education.
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Exit Poll

The jubilation on campus last night after the winner was announced was so loud, even at a distance of a...
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First things first

Officially, it's not yet over. Effectively, it ended past my bedtime. But even at the relatively early hour that a...
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The Morning After

I'll try to put together something a little more thoughtful for tomorrow; last night was spent glued to the tv...