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Mike Del Greco

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Teacher, Terrier, Sweater Vester - but only on Tuesdays. Grade 7 Math Extraordinaire - emphasis on Ordinaire #MTBoS #ITeachMath

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Teaching middle school is fun because you can say things like- perimeter is shallow because it only focuses on the outside, but area is what counts because it focuses on what’s on the inside. #iteachmath


You’re never gonna believe what the 99th and 100th digits of pi are.


But where do all the pencils go?!


“Dad, there’s a things kids say at school; They say, ‘Are you smart? Then spell it.’ But we changed it to either you have to spell ‘It’ or ‘smart,’ but I changed it to spell ‘tercentenery.’”


This Math isn’t Mathing.

MrDGmath's tweet image. This Math isn’t Mathing.

Have you ever called out a student for eating Goldfish with a fork?


A student is looking to play a game once their work is finished. What math-based website are you recommending? #iteachmath #MTBoS


Been offering erasers so I can say cap or no cap. What gets you through the day? #iteachmath

MrDGmath's tweet image. Been offering erasers so I can say cap or no cap. What gets you through the day? #iteachmath

When am I ever gonna see parallel lines cut by a transversal, anyway?

MrDGmath's tweet image. When am I ever gonna see parallel lines cut by a transversal, anyway?

They understood the assignment.

MrDGmath's tweet image. They understood the assignment.

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Everytime I get mad at my sports team for losing, I remind myself of what Giannis said. Arguably my favourite response to a reporter ever.


Today I asked a question I ask many times every year and receive crickets, nos, or groans. “Do you wanna see something cool?!” I usually have to answer in a child’s voice “yes!” but today THEY answered yes so I didn’t have to! And then I showed them how cool a proportion is!


I have some regrets on how I responded to this Name Tent. #ITeachMath

MrDGmath's tweet image. I have some regrets on how I responded to this Name Tent. #ITeachMath

Whenever I tear off too short a piece of tin foil for leftovers I feel like a failure of a math teacher.


My wife said the most beautiful thing to me tonight: “We can stop pretending we eat kale.”


Thoughts of an 8 year old: “Dad, if school years were feet, half a school year would be a single, a full year would be a double, and two years would be a home run.” #tmwyk #iteachmath


I had a student ask me to clarify, and I'm stuck asking the same question. Why do we put parentheses in to square b? Why is it not -200? #iTeachMath

MrDGmath's tweet image. I had a student ask me to clarify, and I'm stuck asking the same question. Why do we put parentheses in to square b? Why is it not -200? #iTeachMath

Told my students I’m turning a square number later this month and let’s just say I have regrets. #iteachmath


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