Philip Dituri, Ph.D.
@phildituri.bsky.social
Dir of Education, FiCycle.org.
Educational Consultant & Coach, DituriConsulting.com.
Former NYC teacher & MfA Master Teacher.
Lover of math, teaching, dancing, nerdy games & photography.
FB / LinkedIn: @phildituri
Educational Consultant & Coach, DituriConsulting.com.
Former NYC teacher & MfA Master Teacher.
Lover of math, teaching, dancing, nerdy games & photography.
FB / LinkedIn: @phildituri
We are at a pivotal moment in financial education with new mandates across the US. If you are part of the education community, or simply care about the financial futures of young people, please read this open letter authored by all of us at FiCycle. ficycle.org/open-letter/
February 9, 2026 at 7:19 PM
We are at a pivotal moment in financial education with new mandates across the US. If you are part of the education community, or simply care about the financial futures of young people, please read this open letter authored by all of us at FiCycle. ficycle.org/open-letter/
Before the storm I helped a group of teachers "Make GroupWork the Norm." I had a lot of fun. This is just a reminder to all the teachers out there (especially those braving poor weather) to have FUN teaching today. If you're not having fun teaching, they definitely aren't having fun learning.
January 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Before the storm I helped a group of teachers "Make GroupWork the Norm." I had a lot of fun. This is just a reminder to all the teachers out there (especially those braving poor weather) to have FUN teaching today. If you're not having fun teaching, they definitely aren't having fun learning.
I love this one. Real life math.
Have you ever had two coupons you could use and thought about which would benefit you more? Here's a context to put students in a similar situation. When is it better to use the 10% off coupon and when is it better to get a free item?
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
January 26, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I love this one. Real life math.
Reposted by Philip Dituri, Ph.D.
Have you ever had two coupons you could use and thought about which would benefit you more? Here's a context to put students in a similar situation. When is it better to use the 10% off coupon and when is it better to get a free item?
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Have you ever had two coupons you could use and thought about which would benefit you more? Here's a context to put students in a similar situation. When is it better to use the 10% off coupon and when is it better to get a free item?
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
robertkaplinsky.com/work/ch...
We've found more than 100 of these steel Roman dodecahedrons throughout Europe but no one knows what they were used for. They were fragile and unlikely to be tools. It looks like a game piece to me. I love stuff like this. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
We've found more than 100 of these steel Roman dodecahedrons throughout Europe but no one knows what they were used for. They were fragile and unlikely to be tools. It looks like a game piece to me. I love stuff like this. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
I've got 99 Problems but math teachers being awesome aint one. We had a good time at my workshop, "I Got 99 Problems: Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms." I'll be running it again on March 6th. Check out my other upcoming workshops here: url-shortener.me/82N6
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
I've got 99 Problems but math teachers being awesome aint one. We had a good time at my workshop, "I Got 99 Problems: Teaching Problem Solving in Mathematics Classrooms." I'll be running it again on March 6th. Check out my other upcoming workshops here: url-shortener.me/82N6
As states and districts start to mandate personal finance we need to make sure they are making research-informed decisions. Math is finance and we shouldn't try to separate these topics if we are concerned with students real-life financial behavior after schooling. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
As states and districts start to mandate personal finance we need to make sure they are making research-informed decisions. Math is finance and we shouldn't try to separate these topics if we are concerned with students real-life financial behavior after schooling. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Any teacher can tell you that large numbers of students haven’t been able to read analog clocks for decades. At least 20 years in my personal experience. (Which is a shame because I like analog clock problems! Also life.)
gothamist.com/news/nyc-pho...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-pho...
NYC phone ban reveals some students can't read clocks
They want to know how much time is left in class ... but can't quite tell, one teacher says.
gothamist.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Any teacher can tell you that large numbers of students haven’t been able to read analog clocks for decades. At least 20 years in my personal experience. (Which is a shame because I like analog clock problems! Also life.)
gothamist.com/news/nyc-pho...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-pho...
I welcome having another number that makes kids smile and adults roll their eyes. xkcd.com/3184/
Funny Numbers
xkcd.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I welcome having another number that makes kids smile and adults roll their eyes. xkcd.com/3184/
As someone who loves the sun I've been very concerned as it continues to dip lower & lower in it's journey across the sky each day. I'm overjoyed it has stopped falling. /s (Happy Winter Solstice everyone! It is the most celebrated event of the year across all cultures.) www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
Here's why the winter solstice is significant in cultures across the world
The dead of winter, when the longest night of the year takes place, has traditionally been celebrated as a time of renewal and reverence.
www.pbs.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:34 PM
As someone who loves the sun I've been very concerned as it continues to dip lower & lower in it's journey across the sky each day. I'm overjoyed it has stopped falling. /s (Happy Winter Solstice everyone! It is the most celebrated event of the year across all cultures.) www.pbs.org/newshour/sci...
Regardless of where you fall on the political divide, if you care about children or education you should find this concerning: ”70% of high school principals say ICE is taking a toll on their schools www.k12dive.com/news/UCLA-re...
70% of high school principals say ICE is taking a toll on their schools
School responses to heightened fear in immigrant communities vary from staff training to creating plans in case federal agents come knocking.
www.k12dive.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Regardless of where you fall on the political divide, if you care about children or education you should find this concerning: ”70% of high school principals say ICE is taking a toll on their schools www.k12dive.com/news/UCLA-re...
By taking away professional designation from healthcare workers, higher ed faculty & public employees, this administration is making colleges more expensive & making worker shortages worse. Tell Congress to stop the disrespect of our workers!
Don’t deprofessionalize our jobs! Respect those who teach and heal our students and our communities.
On Nov. 6, the Department of Education proposed a new framework of professional degree programs—one that strips advanced degrees for nurses, physician assistants, physical therapists, audiologists, ar...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
By taking away professional designation from healthcare workers, higher ed faculty & public employees, this administration is making colleges more expensive & making worker shortages worse. Tell Congress to stop the disrespect of our workers!
I love that we have these new introduction videos for each of our units. It's my hope that they will help to frame a student's course of study for them in a format that feels familiar and easy. www.youtube.com/shorts/SZWoT...
Unit 3 Intro Video | FiCycle Math
YouTube video by Financial Life Cycle Education Corp
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I love that we have these new introduction videos for each of our units. It's my hope that they will help to frame a student's course of study for them in a format that feels familiar and easy. www.youtube.com/shorts/SZWoT...
I'm presenting tomorrow at the AMTNJ Conference at Brookdale Community College in NJ. "Financial Life Cycle: Centering a Math Curriculum on Financial Applications," at 1pm. Come check it out if you're there! Or msg me if you want to chat about it. (The pic is from NCTM ATL a few weeks ago)
November 20, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I'm presenting tomorrow at the AMTNJ Conference at Brookdale Community College in NJ. "Financial Life Cycle: Centering a Math Curriculum on Financial Applications," at 1pm. Come check it out if you're there! Or msg me if you want to chat about it. (The pic is from NCTM ATL a few weeks ago)
I love when seemingly unpredictable, messy and complicated phenomenon can be modeled and described using mathematics. www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-m...
The Hidden Math of Ocean Waves Crashes Into View | Quanta Magazine
The math of even the simplest ocean waves is notoriously uncooperative. A team of Italian mathematicians has made major advances toward understanding it.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I love when seemingly unpredictable, messy and complicated phenomenon can be modeled and described using mathematics. www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-m...
For the kids:
A brother and sister go trick or treating.
At the first 3 houses, they each get 7 pieces of candy.
At the next 2 houses, they each get 4 pieces.
Then a witch gives them 9 pieces to share.
How many pieces of candy do they have altogether at the end of the night?
Happy Halloween.
A brother and sister go trick or treating.
At the first 3 houses, they each get 7 pieces of candy.
At the next 2 houses, they each get 4 pieces.
Then a witch gives them 9 pieces to share.
How many pieces of candy do they have altogether at the end of the night?
Happy Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For the kids:
A brother and sister go trick or treating.
At the first 3 houses, they each get 7 pieces of candy.
At the next 2 houses, they each get 4 pieces.
Then a witch gives them 9 pieces to share.
How many pieces of candy do they have altogether at the end of the night?
Happy Halloween.
A brother and sister go trick or treating.
At the first 3 houses, they each get 7 pieces of candy.
At the next 2 houses, they each get 4 pieces.
Then a witch gives them 9 pieces to share.
How many pieces of candy do they have altogether at the end of the night?
Happy Halloween.
When you get up at 5:30am & are on the train before sunrise the morning commute hits different. It’s oddly peaceful.
I was in Atlanta for NCTM last week.
I’m out in LI twice this week.
This weekend I fly to Oklahoma.
End the week in Palms Springs for CMC-South.
Let’s meet up in PS if you’re going
I was in Atlanta for NCTM last week.
I’m out in LI twice this week.
This weekend I fly to Oklahoma.
End the week in Palms Springs for CMC-South.
Let’s meet up in PS if you’re going
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
When you get up at 5:30am & are on the train before sunrise the morning commute hits different. It’s oddly peaceful.
I was in Atlanta for NCTM last week.
I’m out in LI twice this week.
This weekend I fly to Oklahoma.
End the week in Palms Springs for CMC-South.
Let’s meet up in PS if you’re going
I was in Atlanta for NCTM last week.
I’m out in LI twice this week.
This weekend I fly to Oklahoma.
End the week in Palms Springs for CMC-South.
Let’s meet up in PS if you’re going
This reminds me of my degree from Yall University….
![Comic. [diploma from East State University for Doctor of Philosophy in Document Forgery] [caption] If you put one of these up in your office, and no one notices, you’ve earned it.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreif2hl6u2eqv7rmq27tenpy5s5d7egkhwzvfw4ohpskh67ibuw52ym@jpeg)
October 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
This reminds me of my degree from Yall University….
Geometry teacher friends: I often observe teachers struggle to demonstrate constructions with compasses on the board. Sometimes the compass is too big/small. Use STRING to simulate the compass. It works great on a chalk board, white bored, or even an enemy's wall.
October 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Geometry teacher friends: I often observe teachers struggle to demonstrate constructions with compasses on the board. Sometimes the compass is too big/small. Use STRING to simulate the compass. It works great on a chalk board, white bored, or even an enemy's wall.
I love these kinds of problems. I love watching students as they read them for the first time and realize it's non-routine. I love watching how they react to that moment and what they try in that moment. Teaching is the best.
Here's a challenging Open Middle problem to help students develop conceptual understanding of quadratics in standard form: www.openmiddle.com/maximum-...
September 25, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I love these kinds of problems. I love watching students as they read them for the first time and realize it's non-routine. I love watching how they react to that moment and what they try in that moment. Teaching is the best.
It was a real honor to be invited to write an Ear to the Ground article for NCTM’s publication MLTL. “Finance is Math” (Vol 118 Issue 8 Aug 2025). Please give it a read at ficycle.org/finance-is-m... or find it on my web page at dituriconsulting.com and let me know what you think.
Finance is Math - FiCycle Math
ficycle.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It was a real honor to be invited to write an Ear to the Ground article for NCTM’s publication MLTL. “Finance is Math” (Vol 118 Issue 8 Aug 2025). Please give it a read at ficycle.org/finance-is-m... or find it on my web page at dituriconsulting.com and let me know what you think.
I wrote an Ear to the Ground article for NCTM’s biggest publication!
August 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I wrote an Ear to the Ground article for NCTM’s biggest publication!
Reposted by Philip Dituri, Ph.D.
As a reminder, PBS NOVA is one of the coolest science entertainment platforms that we have today!
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July 18, 2025 at 10:33 PM
As a reminder, PBS NOVA is one of the coolest science entertainment platforms that we have today!
If you're thinking of unsubscribing from any other streamers today, or if you have the capacity in your wallet, you can sign up to donate a monthly gift to PBS here: donate.kqed.org/secure/kqedpbs
If you're thinking of unsubscribing from any other streamers today, or if you have the capacity in your wallet, you can sign up to donate a monthly gift to PBS here: donate.kqed.org/secure/kqedpbs