Math for Humans: Teaching Math Through 8 Intelligences

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Summary: Math for Humans by Mark Wahl
Review: This valuable collection of Math {teaching and learning strategies}for humans definitely lives up to its name. Superheros like Math Mole, who touts "the best of what moles have to offer" professes that "the real secret of his success in problem solving is his ability to "get his paws dirty,go after subtle leads (always keeping his sense of purpose and direction), then chomp into real results at the end." Like Math mole, Mark Wahl can "sniff a solution from a distance;" what's more, Mr. Wahl can help younsters sniff out solutions and math know-how by appealing to the best children have to offer: their eight basic intelligences! From merely scanning this book, one might pick up tips to use in the classroom immediately. For example,I used a mind map, or graphic organizer,from this book to show my students how to mulitply fractions times whole numbers. It took less than one minute, and my fourth grade math students were enchanted! I can hardly wait to try the other activities Mr. Wahl has developed for students!