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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So much math is accessible without the many of the so-called “prerequisites”. #iTeachMath

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Persist in the face of arbitrary insults.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“Especially when they use toilet paper that doesn’t hold up” #iTeachMath

Charnin commercial: little bear holding Algebra textbook behind back trying to sneak by momma bear; little bear also has toilet paper stuck to its behind.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Your at-home #maths task: where is half of the scone?

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Is it difficult to remember how one was taught math? #iTeachMath

EQUAL ADDITIONS METHOD WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL.'
• THE ADDITIVE METHOD. I KNOW, 'CAUSE I TAUGHT IT."

Dooley Drawing
Harding idea
HARDING IDEA DRAWING BY ELF
Source: ARITHMEToONs, © 1963 by Lowry W. Harding and published as a part of Arithmetic for Child Development. Wi. C.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

NEWS HAS COME FROM THE DEAN THAT BY MEANS OF THE TEACHING MACHINE PUPILS FAST OR SLOW CAN ADVANCE FROM COUNTING TO RATIO WITH NO PERSONAL INSTRUCTION IN BETWEEN!

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

San Antonio Spurs v Los Angeles Clippers INGLEWOOD, CA - MARCH 16: Plastic alien attends a game between the San Antonio Spurs against the LA Clippers on March 16, 2026 at Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

There’s a problem somewhere. I wonder where it is

If you're a science teacher and your school encourages you to use Gizmos for inquiry based learning, this is exactly what students do.
• Adam Boxer • @adambo... • 22h hi. i have used models like this before with real students. they just play with the settings and watch what happens. they don't learn anything
2:36 PM • 7/10/26

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

#iTeachMath 7 story Basket! www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/r...

Picture of man in perspective so that he looks about the same size as a 7-story building that looks like a real picnic basket.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

It's EDUCATION CRISIS Time! "The public schools of NYC are producing in large numbers boys and girls holding grammar school certificates who cannot write legibly, can not spell simple words, can not add, subtract, multiply or divide accurately, 1/10

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is a 1987 appreciation post. That is all.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Another history lesson:🧵 "From every quarter come conflicting reports as to the state of mind of the present day youth of America. On the one hand, we are told that young people are courageous, optimistic, facing adverse conditions with chins up and a smile on their lips... 1/6

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

See, I told you that you would need that math! #iTeachMath

A photograph of a bin of approximately 60 watermelons
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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

1989: @nctm.org "Calculators do not replace the need to learn basic facts, to compute mentally, or to do reasonable paper-and-pencil computation." Have teachers and students come to rely on them too much? This is a question worth discussing. #iTeachMath

6. The K-4 curriculum should make appropriate and ongoing use of calculators and computers. Calculators must be accepted at the K-4 level as valuable tools for learning mathematics. Calculators enable children to explore number ideas and patterns, to have valuable concept-develop-ment experiences, to focus on problem-solving processes, and to investigate realistic applications. The thoughtful use of calculators can increase the quality of the curriculum as well as the quality of children's learning.
Calculators do not replace the need to learn basic facts, to compute mentally, or to do reasonable paper-and-pencil computation. Classroom experience indicates that young children take a commonsense view about calculators and recognize the importance of not relying on them when it is more appropriate to compute in other ways. The availability of calculators means, however, that educators must develop a broader view of the various ways computation can be carried out and must place less emphasis on complex paper-and-pencil computation. Calculators also highlight the importance of teaching children to recognize whether computed results are reasonable.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

This looks like a great place for an oil slick!

Photo of pristine Alaskan Shoreline with trees and Clear water

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Thought I had it. I expected it to arrive undercover.

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Which is better, a 25% off deal or get 40% extra for your dollar? #iTeachMath

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Delving into those historical (traditional?) math #iTeachMath textbooks once again. Thanks to Library of Congress @librarycongress

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Too many American children leave school without learning the skills they need to be successful workers and citizens! 1/3

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Déjà vu all over again in #education. Will be posting quotes from this book written in the late 1980s over the coming days.

Provocative, scholarly and timely. Society may actually be changing our children’s brains for the worse. Quotation on the front of the cover of the book titled endangered minds: why children don’t think and what we can do about it. With a new introduction by the author Jane Healy PhD also author of failure to connect. .

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Does one kind of violet just invade the other? #plants

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Ralph Pantozzi @mathillustrated.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Will we ever learn? #education "High school students of old, like the well-dressed young man depicted at left, went home each night with a full complement of homework in the three R's. Today, in New York City, students are given fewer and less-challenging assignments." 1/10