After the dismissal of the trial following the shooting of teacher Abby Zwerner by a six-year-old student, the impulse to focus our attention on our outrage at Assistant Principal Ebony Parker is understandable. I share that sentiment as I read through this case. Yet after two decades teaching in public and private schools, I suspect […]
Selim Jamil
Selim Tlili teaches 8th grade science at the Speyer Legacy School in Manhattan. He earned his bachelors in biology from SUNY Geneseo and his masters in Environmental Public Health from Hunter College. His first book in science education, Sketching for Science, will be published in January. Follow his writing at selim.digital and instagram.com/sketchingforscience.
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From Truman to Trump: Lessons in statistical humility in math applications
I created a class called “Math Applications.” It is designed as a course for students that have completed their math requirements but are not interested in taking pre-calculus or above. Before I teach any principles of descriptive statistics, I show students this famous picture of Truman holding up a newspaper titled “Dewey Defeats Truman.” I […]