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...want to play it of their own volition, it is the equivalent of forcing them to read a book,” Haley says. But Kaplan isn’t the first company to use video games for educational purposes. In 1998, Macmillan Digital Publishing released “Math Invaders,” an action game resembling the classic “Doom.” While it was more popular than previous educational video games, its mild success owed largely to the fact that math took a backseat to entertainment. Kaplan has yet to divulge details about their...
...essentially a means to an end. “We were out there to make money,” Irvine said. “It was definitely a business for us.” According to Irvine, “all you need to count cards is...grade-school math.” As attendees followed along in their own decks, he explained the counting process. Cards numbered two through six are “plus one”; seven through nine are “neutral”; and ten through ace are “minus...
...extra activities. Do not innocently engage in learning for 'learning sake' --although certainly say you do. Do not take introductory Arabic or Chinese because they sound contemporary and important, especially when most kids in those classes will be native speakers looking for guts. Do not take some super-duper math course because it sounds 'interesting...
...soon I was writing Ali a check for $104 for a necklace and earrings and Alex one for $223 for two chains. Not only wasn't I sure of my math and karat-checking abilities, but also I was pretty sure that Ali tricked me, since she handed me a gold-covered piece of chocolate as well. I may have lost a lot of money on this essay...
...came to the forefront, along with a bit more about Chinese immigration. Oh, and Jews and Chinese food got its own chapter. And actually my two constituencies are Jews and NPR listeners. So those are the people who will buy my book! THC: At Harvard you concentrated in applied math and economics, but at the same time had journalism internships with five major publications, which obviously seem to pertain much more to your present occupation. Did your academic concentration influence your current job at all?JL: Definitely, in certain ways. Applied math is really hard. Most of the time...