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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Today's math club blog post

Sent by Sima Misra, Differentiated Curriculum Specialist:

 Today in Math Club students enjoyed puzzling over how to buy 100 candies with $15 if cotton candy costs $1, candy bars 50 cents, and gumballs 5 cents (clearly an old problem, given the costs!). There were also geometric puzzles carving out equal area, a word puzzle similar to Sudoku, a zigzag puzzle, and some Chinese New Year puzzles, since this Sunday is the start of the Yin Water Snake year.  Finally, some students learned a new game which would be easy to play at home--Fantastic Four.
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