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Class Opener – Day 9 – Pregnancy is Like Drawing Marbles

Isn’t it the best feeling in the world when a former student checks in to let you know about their expereinces, their adventures, and how much your class influenced their life?  Today’s opener is a Facebook post from my former AP Stats student Aneglo as he starts medical school. He shared this probability nugget from a course regarding risk calculation:

Angelo

His observation regarding probability in the medical-world setting, and class advice for me,  is priceless:

Just tell them that pregnancy is basically like reaching into a bag of different colored marbles.

Message received and relayed. Thanks Angelo!

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By Bob Lochel

HS Math Teacher. Hatboro-Horsham School District, Horsham, PA.

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