Nothing original today. I need a break and maybe you do too. Things to remember: “If you get tired learn to rest, not to quit.” — Banksy “My head aches, my eyes burn, my arms and legs have given up, and my face in the mirror has a grayish cast. The bed, across the room, callsContinue reading “December 5 Day 272: Needed Rest”
Monthly Archives: December 2020
December 4 Day 271: How Are YOU?
I regularly check in with my students but I realize that I have not done the same with you, the reader. I would really appreciate hearing from you. Please respond: HOW ARE YOU DOING? You can reply on any of the social media platforms: WordPress (of course but unlikely), Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn. Five words orContinue reading “December 4 Day 271: How Are YOU?”
December 3 Day 270: This Time It’s Personal
The past three days (and by that I mean mostly today), I have been conducting the third round of interviews for oral assessments in Calculus II. The first one occurred in the second week of the quarter in groups of 3-4. The second one occurred in the fifth week of the quarter in groups ofContinue reading “December 3 Day 270: This Time It’s Personal”
December 2 Day 269: Sisyphean Task
Just two more days of class meetings and I will get that boulder up and over the hill or it will crush me under its weight once and for all. Students are feeling the same. Meant as light conversation for people arriving to class early, I asked “how is everyone doing?” A response in theContinue reading “December 2 Day 269: Sisyphean Task”
December 1 Day 268: Another Golden Moment
When the number of views and the number of visitors are consecutive Fibonacci numbers, the views per visitor metric is golden. I noted this happening once before, 212 days ago. And just like that, the moment has passed. I’m glad to have captured and appreciated it before it disappeared. I wonder how often it occurs?
Math Belongs to All of Us 