Behind the Numbers
The D-E mathematics Department
Fred Fontaine P 20 22 , Upper School Math and Computer Science
Math can feel like a foreign language and for Fred Fontaine, it sometimes is! Students coming into his Programming course often have no experience with coding or computer language. Nevertheless, like any language, students learn the foundational principles first...
Linda Segar, Middle School 6th Grade Math Faculty Member
Math is Linda Segar’s “favorite” subject to teach. Before joining D-E’s faculty, Linda taught at the Town School in New York City for ten years and then was the math specialist at the Rockland County Day School. Now in her 11th year at D-E, Linda continues to find...
Jessica Massei, Lower School Math Specialist
This year will be Jessica Massei’s 19th at D-E. After working with mentor and math specialist, Cecily Gottling, for many years, Jessica felt inspired to take on the mantle of math specialist after the hybrid-learning year with her third grade class. In the Lower...
A Conversation with Patti Barrett: Mathematics Department Chair
What is your primary focus in your role? Our faculty, regardless of if they teach within the Lower, Middle and/or Upper Schools, are committed to student-based learning, problem-based learning, and student-focused interactions in the classroom. So, my primary focus is...
Math Spotlight: “Problem of the Week” with Julien Ishigahara Charupakorn
As part of our Math Department Spotlight for this issue of D-E Today, Julien Ishigahara Charupakorn '24 talks about the email-based tradition of "Math Problem of the Week", a weekly challenge sent out to Upper School each week that encourages math for leisure! Get to...