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Giving math a good rap: Valley teacher builds interest with hip-hop alter-ego.

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| December 01, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Spokesman-Review. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Kandis Carper

Dec. 1--Matt Hildahl wants students at East Valley Middle School to get rap songs stuck in their heads. Not just any rap songs, but songs he's written to help teach them math. Every week Hildahl, an eighth-grade math teacher at the school, dresses up as a rapper named 2 Bitty -- half as good as rapper 50 Cent, he says. With the help of students in his journalism class he videotapes a short segment to air on the school's in-house TV station. One week he'll rap out a math mystery question for students to solve and the next week he presents "2 Bitty's Tuesday Tip of the Week," giving students the opportunity to show their comprehension…

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