[MATHEDCC] Re: Student Perceptions of Mathematics

Sally Glover (gloves@ooi.clark.edu)
Mon, 22 Sep 1997 14:09:05 PST8PDT

> << I am going to give a presentation in November on Student Perceptions of
> Mathematics. Can you, my colleagues give me some ideas! >>

I had a great (??) response from a wife of a friend at a party once.
When I told her I taught math at a local college, she replied, "Oh!
I did really well at math too. I got up to fractions by 12th grade!"
Yup, she was serious.

Sally
http://www.clark.edu/~gloves/MathEdcc
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