Archive for January, 2017

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A Better way to Teach Math

Jan22
by on 22January17 at 1838

Many children lose their confidence in their reasoning ability when they start learning math that includes replacing values with a character – example: x+4=6, where x=2. A really good teacher helps children past this point without too much difficulty, but that presumes that all the children are paying attention at the moment this concept is explained and that your child’s teacher is a really good teacher.

I know that I was confused when this concept was first introduced.

The problem I have with this concept and the current method for teaching this concept is that there is no reason for it to be so hard for children to learn. Small children are such amazing learning sponges that all they have to do to get this concept across to them is to put it to them this way in kindergarten or before they even start school:

Replacing a number with a letter of the alphabet is the same as giving it a nickname, so you and your teacher both know which number is missing or which number you are giving as an answer.

Then presenting these examples:

If you asked children to think of math this way and teach it this way from the outset (the very beginning of learning it), all children would have a much easier time learning math.

One day when I have grandchildren, I will be teaching them math in this manner and introducing the additional concept of how to move numbers from one side of the equals side to the other, as soon as they understand the difference between addition and subtraction.

 

 

I plan on encouraging them to think of math as a game and a puzzle that can be fun and interesting, rather than let them be discouraged and frustrated by the current educational system.

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Nark vs. Accessory after the Fact

Jan14
by on 14January17 at 1844

This Article could have many titles: Action vs. Inaction, Should I or Shouldn’t I, or the one below (but it’s too big) are all decent titles. I choose this one today, because of a conversation I had with a coworker a while back, of which I was reminded today.

I would’a, I should’a, I could’a, but I didn’t vs. I wouldn’t have, I shouldn’t have, I could have not, but I did it anyway.

Not doing something (depending on the situation of course) might be just as bad, if not worse, than having done something. If you are aware of someone who has committed or is about to commit a crime and you do not report it, you are complicit in the act. That means you are responsible for it occurring (if you knew of it beforehand), for their getting away with it (if you learned of it after the fact, and responsible for future criminal activities by those same people if you never report it.

Who benefits from the terms Nark and Snitch? An even better question is who uses this term? The answer…. criminals. Criminals who hurt, steal from, and or murder other people. Criminals who harass and intimidate people who just want to live their lives in safety, by telling them that they will be narks or snitches if they go to the police for help and threaten harm to them, their families, and their friends in retribution. How can we really live in safety? By turning them in and making sure they cannot do it again. Yes, this means that some innocent people will get hurt and possibly killed, but living in fear and letting criminals hurt and kill people anyway and without any hindrance isn’t helping anything or a good way to live.

If your ‘friends’ enjoy committing criminal activities and tell you that you cannot be their friend if you don’t pitch in and help, they aren’t very good friends. The simple fact that they are pressuring you to do something that will end you up dead, in jail, or on the run (no better than a hunted animal), makes them the worst kind of people to be around.

On a side note, there is no such thing as a victimless criminal activity. We all, each and every one of us, pay for them. Whether through paying higher insurance costs, fear of attack, higher taxes, or higher costs for products.

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Veggie Berry Smoothie 1

Jan14
by on 14January17 at 1005

This recipe is has the benefits of fruit tastiness with none of the reluctance related to eating veggies.

It is very light, very filling, focuses the mind, and provides lots more energy than a higher calorie meal. Unlike other meals (fattier and or with processed sugars) it seems like the body can use most (if not all) of the nutrients and energy potential.

I recommend trying it for breakfast, then doing something that keeps you preoccupied for four or more hours. If you try this, please let me know how it works for you at http://thewilesway.com.

Try it. If you like it, please share the link with someone who will appreciate it.

A fair mix of berries and veggies. Excellent for breakfast and dinner.

Per serving
155 Calories
Calcium = 9%
Fats = 20%
Protein = 8%
Sugars = 31%
Vitamin A = 39% (Be careful to not exceed 100% of Vitamin A in a day.)
Vitamin C = 101%

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 Veggie Berry Smoothie 1
Course Main Dish, Smoothie
Prep Time 15 min
Passive Time 2 min
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Meals
Ingredients
Course Main Dish, Smoothie
Prep Time 15 min
Passive Time 2 min
Servings
Meals
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Throw it all into a blender. Chop then Blend.
Recipe Notes

Points of Interest:

  • Blend up your ingredients (separately) and use traditional ice-cube trays to create 1/8 Cup portions that store compactly, don't spoil easily, and fit in the blender for meal prep.
    • This recipe only shows Kale or Spinach using this trick.
    • Blending significantly compacts food, while adding some air, which drastically changes ingredient quantity requirements. If you're going to do this, measure, blend, measure, then compare so that you know the difference.
  • Tomatoes should always be fresh.
  • Soak the almonds in clean water (I use filtered) for 24 hours, then rinse them. (Improves Digestion)

Aside:
Clean Water: Click these links to read up on the dangers of fluoridated & chlorinated water.

I started filtering my water after I realized that I was experiencing continuous, unmitigated, and agonizing abdominal pains. Since I started filtering my water, making sure to clean off as much soap residue as I can from my dishes, especially any dish that can contain water (i.e. bowls, cups, pots, pans, and mixing bowls {Soap goes to the bottom of the dish if you simply dump the rinse water.}); and started avoiding pork products (one of my allergies), my abdominal pains have completely disappeared. If I am not careful with any of those three factors, the pain comes back (but to a lesser degree). Anyone diagnosed with Crohn's disease should consider whether these types of factors are affecting them. It does take a few weeks to notice the difference.

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