This article was interesting because I enjoy puzzles and am not good at math at all. I think the author is correct in saying that teaching math through a puzzles is motivational to a student. Solving the puzzle is a great motivation tool.
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/recreational-educational-value-math-puzzles-deepak-kulkarni?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29
I also read this article and thought that having students solve puzzles actually takes their brain to a higher order of thinking which allows them to think of things "outside of the box". Using this tool can motivate students into looking at math in a totally different light. It also helps them to think abstractly which is a great technical lesson as well.
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