All right, we're about two weeks in.  I'm teaching 7th grade math via Common Core/TN State Standards through a weird concept for a company.  It's all online.

I believe that if we could find a way to effectively educate young people via "the internet" we could make effective gains in the re democratization of our country.  I am disgusted with the affairs of elected legislators.  To the point, that I believe, more strongly than ever before, that the consent of an informed republic is much more important to the impact on our national security than we are actually taught to believe.

but I digress.

7th grade math has to improve.  I believe I can do that.  Because I know something that 7th grade math students already know.  Math sucks.  End of story.

So, pick up where the story leaves off.  Make it not suck.  make it suck less.  Try to make it great.  Behave as though learning math is an experience akin to reading and understanding Shakespeare.  Allow them to know that all the great achievements of science wouldn't be possible without math.  Period. (drops mike: walks off)

So.  My long term goal with math education this year.  make it worth doing; make it fun; create an experience of learning that is self directed.