![[50 Word Friday] The Original Flipped Classroom](http://mathfour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-199.png)
Years ago, kids learned from a textbook at home and came to class the next day prepared to do hands-on practice.
Since then, textbooks have minimized details to maximize topics, rendering them useless.
Students required the model to flip to school learning and home practice.
Luckily, it’s getting flipped back.
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![[50 Word Friday] A Conversation Between Parents After a Homeschool Convention](http://mathfour.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-148.png)
“That homeschool convention was wonderful!” she says to him.
“Yes, and it wasn’t anything like I expected! Daughter is only two, but I’m already thinking about homeschooling.”
“What changed your mind?” she says.
“Everything it has to offer – not only great teachers, but all the right content. It’s awesome!”
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I’m listening to Dan Pink’s book A Whole New Mind and loving it!
In the Story Portfolio, there’s a suggestion to create a mini-saga. It’s a story in exactly 50 words, not counting the title.
“What a great idea,” I thought, “Can it be done with math?”
Well, of course it can. But what that will look like, I’m not sure. So I’m launching 50 Word Friday – a Friday series for these mini-sagas.
The first is about me:
When Life Happens, Maybe It’s Happening Right
A girl spent years in college. Learning, then teaching, math. Mostly because she didn’t want to get a job. Then she joined corporate life as a choice. She soon realized that the previous unchosen path was more appropriate for her than a life in corporate American. And here she is.
Do you have a mini-saga? Tell your story in exactly 50 words and share it in the comments!