Reflection on WPGA Math (Un) Fair:
I never attended West Point Grey, but I found the teachers' interest level in each and every student project really quite remarkable. It showed me that the staff at that school really care for the child's success, and several times I heard comments like "well, how exactly is your game probability unfair?" Alternately, what exactly makes your game fair? The one-to-one relationship between teacher and children foster this idea that their game can be improved, and most of the time at all stations I felt as though the children invested a lot of time in crafting their game(s).
Many stations I attended however, were based on spinning a wheel. The next fair that they host might include a sign-up sheet, so that there are not many derivatives on/of the same game. I also believe some students could have a recap on how to properly tally, so that when their fair finished they would have some concrete evidence on whether or not the activity was truthfully biased or not. The only other thing (which is really minor), but I would suggest to Alice for the next fair to make some view-able directory of where the rooms actually were. Personally I didn't know the library was another space of activities until later on!
Thanks!
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