Tag Archives: easy complexity

Euclid’s Elements

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Blokeschool

My teaching style tends to rely quite a bit on the application of concepts first, and then filling in the details as we go. It seems to fit more naturally to the pattern of how people learn. I also try … Continue reading →

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The state of things

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Blokeschool

Here at Bloke School, we spend a large proportion of our time studying science in one form or another. It was kind of ironic that our initial approach to this field of reasoning and deduction was fairly haphazard. We were … Continue reading →

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Teaching themselves algebra

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Blokeschool

In purely practical terms, I have never actually had to know the adjusted speed of a 40 tonne submarine previously travelling at 50 km/hr through a friction-less ocean, having just discharged a 100 kg torpedo with a velocity of 80 … Continue reading →

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Easy complexity

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Blokeschool

Although our maths lessons contain basics like counting, adding, subtracting, and grouping things, I find it much more interesting to explore mathematical concepts. I have seen quite a lot of people discussing moebius noodles, and have just recently managed to … Continue reading →

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