Anthony Barr, Author at Demme Learning

September 23, 2021

Why Feelings Matter to Data Literacy: Understanding The 20 in 20% Chance

What is Data Literacy? “Data literacy” is a buzzword in contemporary education, and refers to our ability to use numbers (particularly statistics)

April 1, 2021

The ancient Athenian philosopher Aristotle once wrote that all humans, by their very nature, desire to know. This observation is the very first

February 25, 2021

Did you know that mathematicians are increasingly useful for the professional sports industry? If your student loves sports, and in particular, if

February 11, 2021

Have you ever wondered who invented the question mark? What prompted the invention of parentheses, em dashes, and exclamation marks? English scholar

February 4, 2021

In their important book Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul, authors Stuart Brown (MD) and Christopher

January 28, 2021

Pop quiz! What’s the difference between the mean and the median in a data set? You probably learned this long ago while learning percentages and

January 21, 2021

In Lewis Carroll’s childhood classic Alice in Wonderland, Alice hears a curious little poem about a creature called a Jabberwock that begins with the

January 7, 2021

Every story takes place in time and thus has three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an ending. Imagine trying to tell a friend about a family

December 30, 2020

Dear homeschool parents, You did it! You made through 2020, the year that has been filled with unexpected challenges and has required extra