Selected Articles
by Suzanne Sutton
Fiction and Non-Fiction
Mathematics: One of Life’s Big Pluses, The Washington Post, August 19, 1996. A look at math from an unabashed admirer.
Being Enough, Women Today, March 1996. When it doesn’t come easily - A lesson from basketball, bench-sitting, and a gifted young coach.
Finding the Glory in the Struggle: Helping Our Students Thrive When Math Gets Tough, The National Association for Secondary School Principals Bulletin, February, 1997. When a student doesn’t flee.
A Tax-Time Bonus for Your Children, The Washington Post, April 10, 1998. An unexpected benefit in April.
Don’t Deny Math’s Rigor, New York Times, August 17, 1997. Rigor and empowerment.
The Search for Math Teaching Skills, The Washington Post, November 22, 1997. TIMSS results, success in odd places, and student choices.
Preserving Math’s Many Pleasures, The San Francisco Examiner, December 22, 1997. Finding the method in the madness.
Pigeons, Thema Literary Magazine, Spring 1994. A daily ritual, and an unusual friendship.*
Birthdays, Thema Literary Magazine, Winter 1997. A story about nobility, among those who can do algebra, and those who cannot.*
SAT Prep - with a smile, Washington Parent, March 1996. It doesn’t have to be grim.
On Archimedes Porch, Thema Literary Magazine, Spring 1998. The solace of mathematics, a young girl’s brilliance, and the joy of discovery.*
Making Sense of the California Math Debate, L.A. Parent Magazine, April 1998. Also available at www.laparent.com. Beyond the controversy, what will it mean?
Review of Why Numbers Count, by Lynn Arthur Steen, NASSP Bulletin, Fall 1998. A significant new book.
Hire Your Child to Teach (Learn) Math Skills, Washington Post, November 2, 1998. Guiding children to deeper learning.
Beyond Homework Help: Guiding Our Children to Lasting Math Success, ENC Focus, Eisenhower National Clearing House, Volume 5, Issue 3, 1998.
Crystals, Thema Literary Magazine, Summer 1999 .A summer detour.
~~~ *Issues of Thema can be ordered from Thema Literary Society, Box 8747, Metairie, LA 70011-8747, for $8, which includes postage.
