MamaT Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 I finished Don Quixote!!! Woohoo! You cannot imagine how many times I have gotten through the first two or three chapters of this book and put it down. I don't EVER have to think about it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I finished Don Quixote!!! Woohoo! You cannot imagine how many times I have gotten through the first two or three chapters of this book and put it down. I don't EVER have to think about it again. Yay!! May I ask you to think about it just *one* more time? Did you like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 If it was Frindle, by Andrew Clements, that's a great book! It is, I've read it, and it was a great book! The main character fits with the personality type I read about in the nonfiction book Iconoclast, which made it even more fun for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Yay!! May I ask you to think about it just *one* more time? Did you like it? No, to be honest, I suffered through it. There were some funny parts that kept me going, but I will never, ever, ever read it again. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 No, to be honest, I suffered through it. There were some funny parts that kept me going, but I will never, ever, ever read it again. :001_smile: Ditto. But I do have that lovely speech by the beautiful shepherdess marked because that was absolutely delightful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I'm very excited to start SWB's History of the Medeival World tomorrow. I'm also reading Assasin's Quest by Robin Hobb. These should be much more enjoyable than Don Quixote. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Finished this week: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott I blogged about them today. The juxtaposition of Outliers and Elementary Mathematics was excellent and it really has me thinking about math education and how we approach it here. Still reading The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Free Range Kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 The juxtaposition of Outliers and Elementary Mathematics was excellent and it really has me thinking about math education and how we approach it here. You might be interested in this essay, A Mathematician's Lament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 I finished Don Quixote!!! Woohoo! Yaahoo! Congratulations - it was a difficult book. Finished this week:Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma I blogged about them today. The juxtaposition of Outliers and Elementary Mathematics was excellent and it really has me thinking about math education and how we approach it here. Sounds like a great book. I need to read it. We are taking math slow here. More comments on your blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I finished Don Quixote!!! Woohoo! Congrats! Do you feel like an accomplished person? Finished this week: Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Liping Ma Still reading The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet and Free Range Kids. I can't get Outliers from the library. I don't want to buy it or should I? Is it purchase worthy? Are you liking Free Range Kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Outliers is purchase worthy, imo. I don't own it, but I did wait several weeks to get it from my library. I am putting it on my Amazon list, because I do think it is the sort of thing that I will refer back to. The ideas in it are so varied, yet he pulls them together very well. I think you can apply his thoughts to a variety of situations, which makes it worth having to go back to from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 You might be interested in this essay, A Mathematician's Lament. Crissy, thank you! I've read the first few pages and saved it to dig into later. It looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Crissy, thank you! I've read the first few pages and saved it to dig into later. It looks very good. Oh my! That article inspired a rather fascinating thread found here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Oh my! That article inspired a rather fascinating thread found here. Oh, wow. I picked up the essay in bound form at my library last month. I simply found it to be an interesting position on our methods of math education. But then I'm not as invested in teaching mathematics as some... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I finished "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory this week. Henry VIII was something else, to say the least. I never knew about Mary Boleyn. And just to think of how many other mistresses that man had along with his six wives... :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I finished "The Other Boleyn Girl" by Philippa Gregory this week. Henry VIII was something else, to say the least. I never knew about Mary Boleyn. And just to think of how many other mistresses that man had along with his six wives... :001_huh: I always wonder how things would have been different if his illegitimate sons were counted as heirs to the thrown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechWife Posted February 7, 2010 Share Posted February 7, 2010 Mine is up! This gets me caught up on posting my reviews. Last week was: The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Truly fascinating memoir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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