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Wendy Lichtman
Wendy Lichtman is the Math Intervention Specialist at MetWest High School in Oakland, California. She’s also a writer and has published both personal essays and young adult fiction. Her most recent book is Secrets, Lies and Algebra.
Website: http://www.wendylichtman.com
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2021
Finding a Solution
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I work with small groups of students who have flunked Algebra and Geometry. I help them understand the material enough to get credit, and…
2019
A Port in the Storm
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I honestly believe that school can be a port in our storms. Which is not to say that I don’t spend a lot time…
2019
Five Math Concepts Every Student Should Know
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I want every student to know the social history of math: that in the past, we were taught to believe that entire cultures and…