Actual written comments from students about Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week:
This was a fun problem to work on. I hope you make more problems like this
one.
Matthew, age 9
I think that all of the problem of the weeks are better than p.e.I like math
problems so much because of what you have tought me.I love what you have done
with math.
Zachary, age 8
When ever I do a problem of the Week, I get so happy my friends have to calm
me done alot.You make the problems so hard they are fun.I love it when you
use animals and toys.Keep it up like this ,I am going to be your number one
fan of doing problems. You make math worth my time.
Zachary, age 8
I've been looking for some problems like these to use when tutoring younger
math students, thanks.
Jaran, age 18
I think the hardest part was having one left over. I am pretty sure I found
my answer in two days. I really like problems of the week. They are fun to
solve.
Elizabeth, age 8
So we started to use the calculator and we were around 50 and one of us said
they think they were getting close to the answer. So we started checking the
50’s very closely and one of us said, “I think I’m really
close.” And then we found it we were jumping into the air screaming
of joy and screaming out “the answer is 61.” So we found out the
answer and that was 61.
Kenny, age 11
I want mine to be checked because I want to learn knew things and get smarter.
I would like to improve in math and I think this will help! Plus my teacher
is making us!
Aimee, age 12
I liked this problem because it is a problem that makes you think. It is
one of the hardest problems this year because of the range of numbers involved
in the problem.
Ben, age 9
I worked really hard to make this answer as perfect as I can. Please be honest
as to what you write back and please give me some tips on what I can do to
make it better.
Kayla, age 10
hello. i thought this pow of the week was pretty easy, but it was fun doing
it. i can't wait until the next one.
Yoon, age 11
This problem was hard you really have to think and go deep into math. It
really made my brain work harder than it usually works.
Allison, age 13
Thanks for running this wonderful site!
Sanjana, age 11
thank you for letting me do this it was a very complex problem and i had
fun with it
Ross, age 12
Did I explain clearly enough? Did you feel like you were invited into my
head?
Neela, age 11
I thought the problem was kind of easy. I wish I had started with a chart,
but I finished with one!
Anna, age 8
Actual written comments from teachers about Math Fundamentals Problem of the Week:
I would like to do more of these with my class as they are good fun. I will
work on the next ones and some older ones too.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
There is a lot I intuited, that I have to remember to teach!
Philadelphia