Response by sarah valek

 I think we achieved a
nice balance at the last class that made everyone happy. We took typical
math problems but actually made them fun... we gave them some life! I
think that having everyone
at their own computer playing with the problems made them non-threatening
to us. That day I
also realized one of my significant barriers to understanding math
problems-- I keep trying to
search for some little formula to follow, instead of actually reading the
problem with my own mind.
I'm very thankful for this class!
 
 

Response by Nunzy

 The pizza activity was cool
because its work/learning that is devoid of pressure. I like
learning math without the stress of a confining regimented curriculum,
and Dani’s
reassuring way of teaching not just math but also about life in general I
think is really
encouraging and uplifting.   The pizza activity is also fun, and the
SeeLogo program is a
fun way to learn and make art that has mathematical components.

Response by Lonnie Simmons

 wow, todays class
was so fun and interesting!!!, it was such a great idea to tie in math
with computers, it was so great.  i think i am beging to start to
understand and enjoy math again, i feel like a little school boy again.
thanks so much for you great ideas and interesting views on everything, i
think im finnaly starting to use my whole brain.  I honestly can not wait
for next class to begin to see hwat new and interesting things we are
going to be doing!!!!!!!!
 

Response by ktaunch

 I don't mean to come off
sounding rude, or impatient (that's not my intention)...but I really did
not understand the objective of todays exercise, other than getting
people to work together/help one another. I guess I see there are many
different concepts as to what math is, but I am unsure (and want to know
more..) about how this math class can help me for future math classes
that actually use numerical values? Thank you!

Response by Dani:  Thanks for Asking!!! There were some percent questions and quantity questions but they were real not artificial.  By freeing your mind from fear you will realzie that you know an amazing amount of Math already.  Your brain is hard wired to learn Math.  But you were schooled for many year to believe otherwise.  I am happy you stuck with the class.  Confusion is a good step to real learning.

Response by Alyssa

 Today's class was very
informative and I am able to understand the binary tree a little bit
better.  I guess actually going through the process and creating my own
tree helped so much

Response by Marietta

 Feb 2
Today's class was also really fun. Making the binary trees out of folders
showed how we use math in real life.

Response by dharmacool

 today I learned how to
orginize on the computer. I will now be able to apply this to my personal
computer and to my orginizational skills in general. All orginization
starts like a tree and branches off into all directions.
 
 

Response by Melissa

 Today we used folders to
represent the binary tree. I actually learned more about the comptuter
itself than about the tree. I have never used anything other than a mac
so these computers are foreign to me.
 
 

Response by Nicholas Guttuso

 I really enjoyed
todays calss it was truly fun.  I am glad that i took this class because
i look foward to coming every day to it.  Learning how to make the
folders connect with each other was interseting and i can't wait for next
class.
 
 

Response by sarah valek

 feb 2- Today I actually
worked at solving the problems with my own mind instead of asking for a
formula. I'm seeing math through a different lens and my mind is steadily
applying itself to the
new perspective! Establishing the parallel between computer folders and
the binary tree was a
great help. If only we take these math concepts and apply them to things
we already know about
(like computers) will we gain a true understanding. My thoughts are
flexing in new ways... this is

 Response by nunzy
 
 
 On wednesday we did a class
with computer files, making a tree. I though it interesting because by
creating computer files from the G drive we we able to do two things: 1)
learn about percents and patterns, and 2) save our work in a file for the
entire class that we can learn from by refering back to it, and use as
evidence that we accomplished work in that class. I am really enjoying
class purely based on the fact that we are exploring new/fun ways to
learn about useful information.
 
 

Response by thx1138

 Sincere Reverance
From what I've gathered in this class thus far, I can see that Dani has a
vision.  He's told us that in the past, he has taught mathematics and
other related courses in the so-called "traditional" style.  I really
admire his change of heart.  I imagine that after doing something one way
for so long, it takes a great deal of effort and perseverance to continue
into the unknown.  It seems that Dani would like to make his mark in the
world, for the better.  And what not a better way to do it than through
us, his students.  Because after all, we are all "math" as it is.  We're
a tree (like we did with creating computer directories)... starting with
Dani (or maybe someone started it before him) and we all branch off from
him, and then others will branch off from us, and so on and so forth.
With current educational trends in the United States, I suppose there has
to be a group of individuals who lead us into an educational revolution,
and why not us?  We are all products of this "traditional" learning and
it's easiest to fall into a comfort zone with what we know.  I think the
true challenge lies in achieving what Dani is attempting to do... not
just for the better of us, but for the better of everyone for the future.

Response fro Dani:  Thanks.