Tech & Tools – Contently Humble

$Math Strategy FOILING the FOIL Method$

Math Strategy: Foiling the F.O.I.L. Method

June 4, 2019 / 2 minutes of reading

Remember those pesky polynomials from way back in Algebra class? Even better yet, remember that haunting FOIL method when asked […]

$Math Strategy-Napier's Bones for Long Multiplication$

June 4, 2019 / 2 minutes of reading

So, who is Napier and why are we talking about his bones? If you want to dive deep into the

June 21, 2015 / 6 minutes of reading

Homeschool success can be measured in many ways. Academics. Goal setting. Pursuing a life of truth, beauty and goodness. Regardless

$Math The Heart of a Number$

October 28, 2014 / 2 minutes of reading

“I hate Math!” a sweet grimacing face declares. The words fill you with dread. They surround your heart and squeeze

$My Math Curriculum Broke Up With Me$

March 3, 2014 / 4 minutes of reading

My Math Curriculum and I were close. I thought all was well. Visions of dancing with it during the middle school

April 29, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Odds are high the twenty-fourth letter of the alphabet will offer a good substitute if you don’t know something. Wilhelm Röntgen

April 10, 2013 / 4 minutes of reading

I have always been a strong advocate for open source or free software in education. As a former physics teacher who had

$Beauty in Nature and Math$

April 2, 2013 / 2 minutes of reading

Beauty surrounds us. A sunrise over a mountain top, a leaf clinging to an autumn branch. Nature offers a bountiful feast, we merely

April 1, 2013 / 3 minutes of reading

I’ve seen an online presence of bloggers tackling the alphabet during the month of April. A theme is selected and each day a new