June 2020 – Page 2 – Math Belongs to All of Us

June 7 Day 91: What Day Is it?

I woke up thinking it was Monday…and panicked. My husband assured me it was only Sunday. There was still time to get all those tasks done before the start of a new week. It’s late and I’m still working at it. Monday marks the beginning of final exams. We are trying an oral final inContinue reading “June 7 Day 91: What Day Is it?”

June 6 Day 90: We Are Math Club

What does Math Club do at its last official meeting of the academic year? Nominate a slate of officers for the coming year. Plan a “drive by” celebration to: congratulate the graduating seniors; announce the results of the officer election; distribute math awards; and see friends at-a-distance-but-in-real-life for the first time in too long. ThinkContinue reading “June 6 Day 90: We Are Math Club”

June 4 Day 88: Multiples of Eleven

Today was the last class meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. It has been 88 days since the first remote class was taught on March 9 and 66 days since the first (remote) day of Spring Quarter 2020 on March 30. Eleven days from now I plan to submit my final grades. Yet today wasContinue reading “June 4 Day 88: Multiples of Eleven”

June 3 Day 87: What’s Next 2020?

No really. What else can happen in this mixed-up, crazy, upside-down world? According to my husband, there are a fair few asteroids that will pass pretty close to the earth this month. Now wouldn’t that be the icing on the cake? The highlighted asteroid, 163348 (2002 NN4), is large (estimated diameter 250m-570m). It will beContinue reading “June 3 Day 87: What’s Next 2020?”

June 2 Day 86: Amplify Their Voices

I am listening. I am learning. I see your pain, your fear, and your burden. Black Lives Matter. I must do better. And I’m still sorry. https://www.nctm.org/News-and-Calendar/News/NCTM-News-Releases/A-Statement-on-George-Floyd,-Breonna-Taylor,-and-Ahmaud-Arbery/

June 1 Day 85: Puzzles and Play

I have four more days of remote teaching this quarter, not including final exams. It has been a long haul since this journey began March 9 but I see the finish line within my sights and I can keep pushing through to the end. It can be hard to concentrate through isolation and the currentContinue reading “June 1 Day 85: Puzzles and Play”