Apr2

this many.

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when my blogging friend, aussie poet, ivor

https://ivorplumberpoet.press

saw the pictures on my recent post

of the in-between signs of the seasons

sand dunes and snow dunes

both in the same little town on the same day

he asked me two questions:

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how many snow flakes are there in a snow dune?

how many grains of sand are there in a sand dune?

I told him the way

my former pre-k students would have responded

using their whole bodies to solve and illustrate

the answer to these challenging math questions.

they would open their arms as wide as they could go in both directions:

 that equalled

this many

that equals

INFINITY. 

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“mathematics is the sense you never knew you had, and kids can see it.”

-vi hart

 

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image credit: parents magazine

 

 

 

 

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  2. And I’m smiling broader than their outstretched arms, which reminds me of a favourite quote … Walt Whitman famously wrote, “I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journeywork of the stars,” highlighting the profound connection between nature and the cosmos.
    In “Leaves of Grass,” Whitman reflects on the significance of a simple blade of grass, suggesting that it embodies the same essence and importance as the grandest celestial bodies. This quote emphasizes his belief in the interconnectedness of all life and the inherent value found in even the smallest elements of nature.

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