Bill Carey is a Latin educator, math educator (Ad Fontes Academy, VA) and computer programmer (geospatial engineer). He has always loved both math and Latin, and is one of the few people I know who can relate Latin to computer programming without hesitation. As a fifth-grader, he was taught Latin by his father (an attorney and part-time Latin professor), and went on to UVA to study classics, but also a good bit of mathematics. His unique blend of Latin and math make him a rare, refreshing human being and educator. I will be posting several more clips of my interview with him, but enjoy this first clip in which he talks about entering the great conversation of math.
The Great Conversation of… Math
by Christopher Perrin, PhD | Jun 18, 2013 | Interviews & Podcasts, Videos | 1 comment
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Having watched several of Bill’s Math Conversation video clips, I wonder if there is a conversation going on somewhere about how to actually practice teaching math classically. Is there a curriculum or plan being developed? I’ve done a good bit of searching online lately and only find occasional mentions of “math” and “classical education” in the same paragraph. I’d love to switch over from the Toolbox of Questionable Useful Gadgets mentality of most textbooks to a more Let’s Explore The Forest And See What Kind Of Trees Grow Here, but the fear of leaving students unprepared for the SAT does tug at the back of one’s mind.