Miles’s Thoughts

This space is where Miles shares his thoughts on episodes of the podcast and everything else.

Hometalk not Homework

Miles explains the concept of hometak as the traditional model of homework is replaced. Hometalk is an opportunity for the school to home connection to become rich and meaningful.

The Problem with Word Problems

Teachers struggle with getting students to transfer finite math skills to the application of solving word problems. Why is that and what’s the solution to solving these problems?  Let’s first think about exactly what a word problem is and its purpose. A word problem is just a real-world scenario that provides students an opportunity to…