math – This Prairie Life.

Just don’t denigrate it.

First, if I wash up the snow clothes and stow them, am I going to regret making the effort? Second, if you know my oldest kid, you know exactly me at that age. I hope you get the public me/him and not the at-home me/him. I feel compelled to apologize to anyone who knew meContinue reading “Just don’t denigrate it.”

Math meets real life.

This Soils and Streams column first appeared in the March 10, 2018, issue of the Kearney Hub. Agriculture is ‘sweet spot’ where math, real-world problems mix Kids who don’t enjoy math are prone to ask, “When will I ever use this?” Teachers attempt to give real-world examples, and students remain skeptical — it’s a time-wornContinue reading “Math meets real life.”