The First Blog that Comes to Mind

This is my first experience Blogging. Even though this Blog was given as an assignment for Ed Ps 6430, I'm always willing to try something new. As soon as I finish reading the material that Dr. Monson assigned to us this week, I will have something a little more profound to say about Instructional Design. Until then, I will tie this Blog over with the story behind Mathamazement.

Mathamazement has become a personal trademark. Some years back when I took some time off from teaching math in public schools, I began teaching hands-on fun math courses for the University of Utah Youth Institute. I had to come up with a catchy name that would entice parents and students to want to enroll. Mathamazement did the trick. I use the expression mathamazement now to refer to any mathematics that is fun and engaging. I also use it as a random title for items such as this Blog.