Joe Pagano

How an Article on Math Got Me a Spot on Fox TV

So you love to write and you found out about submitting articles on the worldwide web. You ask yourself whether you can actually get good exposure from spending time writing articles and whether it's worth the effort. After all, like me, you're a nobody... Read >

Effective E-Mail Math Tutoring

When people think of additional school help for their child who is struggling in math, they usually think of one-on-one private tutoring. Private tutoring is a great way to get help for your struggling child. As mentioned in my article on effective math... Read >

Math Tricks Equal Educational Success

"Numbers are the highest degree of knowledge. It is knowledge itself." -Plato As the quote elucidates, knowledge sits on the shoulders of numbers. Whenever I encounter a quote like this, particularly when the source is as renowned as that of the like... Read >

I Hate Fractions

Fractions are the pits. You know you can't just add or subtract them even though multiplying and dividing them is not too bad. But since addition is the most popular arithmetic operation, that's where the darn problem is. I mean those pesky denominator... Read >

The Magic of

As a follow up to my article "The Magic of One Numbers Part I" I now continue with Part II in this fascinating series. For those who have not read the first article, please do so now so that you can better understand this one. Here I will show you a met... Read >

Death Knows No Bounds

Having just returned from the wake of a friend whose sister was killed in an apparent murder-suicide, I found myself wondering about the fragility of life and how close we all are to the portal of death. This too was the second time in a month that I was... Read >

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - The Magic of

Do you know that numbers are the key to life? Indeed numbers form the foundations of mathematics from number theory all the way up to partial differential equations. Without these curious creatures, we could not calculate, estimate, or compute (as in co... Read >

You Must Excel in Math

You must excel in math for many reasons. Math by its very nature is a rigorous subject which conditions the mind to work more efficiently than it otherwise would. One of the reasons I teach my short-cut arithmetic techniques is so that people who learn ... Read >

Aim High, Just Be Willing to Work for It

"Aim High! There is little virtue in easy victory." —Sir Edmund Hillary, who with Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay, was the first man to successfully summit Mount Everest. Think of the effort that Sir Edmund Hillary must have put in to mount the 29,... Read >

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - The Teenage Number Trick

So you think you can't do math in your head, huh? Well, it all depends on how you do such math. After all, if given the right tools to do a job, then the job comes out right often enough. So why fret over the small stuff? Too often mathematics is made ... Read >

To the Learning Bank We Go

As a former teacher of high school mathematics, I understand the day-to-day frustrations that any teacher might experience, particularly when trying to teach a subject like mathematics. The first day of class was always interesting. As teacher, I felt l... Read >

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - Arithmetic and Fraction Mastery

You know it's true. If you want your children to master mathematics, you need to give them certain tools so that they can whip the heck out of this difficult subject. One of those tools is a mastery of arithmetic. Another is a mastery of fractions. Th... Read >

Counting All the Way to the Bank

You know it's funny. I'm making so much money online that I can't believe it's true. These internet gurus out there who sell all those money making programs are right. I'm about to quit my job because of them and spend most of my time at the gym and on... Read >

Internet Hype - Do Leave Home without it!

All right. I'm sick and tired of all the hype on the internet. And I can't believe people actually fall for this stuff. You know, the promises of six-figure incomes—not yearly—but monthly; the promises to help you leave your day job within three months... Read >

Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - Fractions, Percents, and Decimals

Admittedly fractions are trouble for most students. In my previous article I talked about why this is so. Percents and decimals too present their share of problems to young students—adults as well. There is an interesting connection between these three ... Read >