Comments on: Revelation- Why Study Math Reason 4 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jimmie http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Jimmie Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:01:23 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/#comment-1064 Thanks for submitting to CM carnival! We have nothing (so far) about math. It will make a great contribution to balancing the selections. Thanks for submitting to CM carnival! We have nothing (so far) about math. It will make a great contribution to balancing the selections.

]]> By: Renae http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1063 Renae Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:19:38 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/#comment-1063 Melinda, You are very kind. I hope that your daughter will find some inspiration, too. Melinda,
You are very kind. I hope that your daughter will find some inspiration, too.

]]> By: Melinda http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 Melinda Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:26:21 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/#comment-1062 Renea, thank you again for another insightful post in this series! I have decided to begin teach Ashley (15) her math by having her read your series on this. She is definately of the why-should-I-learn-what-I-won't-use mindset, and I want to start by reprogramming that way of thinking. I also did a post on my new blog about your series. Thanks again! Renea, thank you again for another insightful post in this series! I have decided to begin teach Ashley (15) her math by having her read your series on this. She is definately of the why-should-I-learn-what-I-won’t-use mindset, and I want to start by reprogramming that way of thinking. I also did a post on my new blog about your series. Thanks again!

]]> By: Renae http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1061 Renae Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:57:29 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/#comment-1061 Heidi, I'm so glad you visited! I enjoyed your blog, as well. I waited for quite awhile before getting <em>Is God Silent?</em>. Honestly, I didn't look at it much before yesterday. Looking for inspiration to finish this series, I started in the back in the section which is about how to teach math. I wasn't disappointed! Jennifer, Yes, mathematics and science go hand-in-hand. A quote from <em>Is God Silent?</em> confirms your statement; <blockquote>Before our eyes as a beautiful book, in which all created things, large and small, are as letters showing the invisible things of God.</blockquote> Science is the book. Mathematics are the letters. Heather, It shows such love that you find ways to incorporate the tools of math into the lives of your children. I am still working on my own thinking regarding this. I tend to see math as computation. That is important, but there is much more that will inspire my son. He loves music. I can't wait to share with him what I'm learning about harmony and frequencies. I found a picture that I really wanted to use for this post, but it is copyrighted. However, since you mentioned math and art, it gives me an opportunity to share; <a href="http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/image.asp?id=13247">Nature's Order</a> Heidi,
I’m so glad you visited! I enjoyed your blog, as well.

I waited for quite awhile before getting Is God Silent?. Honestly, I didn’t look at it much before yesterday. Looking for inspiration to finish this series, I started in the back in the section which is about how to teach math. I wasn’t disappointed!

Jennifer,
Yes, mathematics and science go hand-in-hand. A quote from Is God Silent? confirms your statement;

Before our eyes as a beautiful book, in which all created things, large and small, are as letters showing the invisible things of God.

Science is the book. Mathematics are the letters.

Heather,
It shows such love that you find ways to incorporate the tools of math into the lives of your children. I am still working on my own thinking regarding this. I tend to see math as computation. That is important, but there is much more that will inspire my son. He loves music. I can’t wait to share with him what I’m learning about harmony and frequencies.

I found a picture that I really wanted to use for this post, but it is copyrighted. However, since you mentioned math and art, it gives me an opportunity to share; Nature’s Order

]]> By: heather http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/comment-page-1/#comment-1060 heather Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:52:03 +0000 http://lifenurturingeducation.com/2008/02/26/revelation-why-study-math-reason-4/#comment-1060 I, do to the nature of my learning disability --dyscalculia, am horrid at straight math but love the more abstract forms even though my brain won't wrap around them. My oldest adores math in all its forms but hates straight computation. We have found that by giving her the tools* she will use math constantly and see it as God given instead of as a chore. (*Tools as in plenty of building materials, cookbooks and ingredients, measuring tools, Edubuntu which has great logic and programming games, and Cyberchase--she can explain and use every concept that she saw on Cyberchase--it is amazing.) My second child has the same form of LD as I and has the same problems but she also loves math in its everyday forms, she is an artist and I have learned that pointing out how God created things with sequence and symmetry helps her see math in a better light. I, do to the nature of my learning disability –dyscalculia, am horrid at straight math but love the more abstract forms even though my brain won’t wrap around them. My oldest adores math in all its forms but hates straight computation. We have found that by giving her the tools* she will use math constantly and see it as God given instead of as a chore. (*Tools as in plenty of building materials, cookbooks and ingredients, measuring tools, Edubuntu which has great logic and programming games, and Cyberchase–she can explain and use every concept that she saw on Cyberchase–it is amazing.) My second child has the same form of LD as I and has the same problems but she also loves math in its everyday forms, she is an artist and I have learned that pointing out how God created things with sequence and symmetry helps her see math in a better light.

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