In his 2011 TED video, Sal Khan describes a classroom of the future wherein students and instructors collaborate on more difficult and intriguing problems. How does he propose we accomplish this? By...

Grades are a very important part of the academic record. My oldest daughter visited Albright College during one of her college visits. According to Albright College admissions counselor Chris Boehm,...

The other week, a colleague from an online learning community asked the group how to deal with students who seem to just complain about not "getting it" in the math classroom. That got me to thinking...

When I used to run my sporting goods business (Valley Sports Express), I had a sign on our manufacturing floor that read: speed, quality, price - pick any two. I'll let that sink in... There's a...

As high school math teachers, we often hear this comment from our students: "When will I ever need to use math?" That's a fair question. Here are a few compelling reasons we can offer our students...

So the 1st quarter has ended, and I kept hearing the all too familiar, "Do you have any extra credit?" What?! Students are asking you, too. I never give extra credit. Here's why and what I do...