Delta-K,  Student Corner,  Volume 33, Issue 3

An Imaginary Postal Service

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 33 Issue 3, December 1996

23 – 25

An Imaginary Postal Service

Steven Laffin

Mathematics is fun. Unfortunately, some mathematics classes are not. Steven imagines himself in such a class with Todd. All the children are bored by the mechanical drills. They pass notes to one another so often that Todd opens a post office. He issues his first stamp, the penny black.