Luke Lorang

I often have opportunities to develop my own acronyms for my math classes. Although there are established ones in place, I develop humorous alternative acronyms that normally get a chuckle (or a groan) from the class. A recent acronym was "I View XL Centurions Drinking Milk". This acronym was used to remember the Roman Numerals from 1 through 1,000. At least 50% of the class applied the acronym on their quiz and homework. I then challenge students to develop their own acronyms and share them with the class. The creativity of the students can be quite surprising.