I know February is a short month, but I swear it just started. How did it get to be this close to the end? This week precedes many deadlines. I think I have a handle on them. Mostly. And I am looking forward to two(!) professional trips next week for a grand total of 4Continue reading “February 27 Day 721: Pushing Through”
Monthly Archives: February 2022
February 25 Day 719: More Wordle??!?!!?
Are you livid over today’s answer in Wordle? Not me. I know it’s tough when my youngest son texts from college to rant about the day’s choice. I consider that a win. So I loved it.
February 24 Day 718: Anticipation of Accomplishment
I heard a muffled pop in the kitchen. Upon investigation, I found the cracks shown in the image above. The inner window of my oven fractured. What did I do about it? Nothing. I let the vegetables finish roasting. Turned the oven off and promptly ignored the problem for the next few days. I eventuallyContinue reading “February 24 Day 718: Anticipation of Accomplishment”
February 23 Day 717: In Search of…Effective Leadership
I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a good leader, again. My institution is at the start of the search for a Dean of the School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences. We are working on the position description, a job ad, and an assessment rubric. Pulling together the desired characteristics and experiences ofContinue reading “February 23 Day 717: In Search of…Effective Leadership”
February 22 Day 716: A Glimpse of the Most 2sday Tuesday
Today is February 22, 2022. That’s 2/22/22. And at 2 pm Pacific time, I hosted a Speed Networking event for the Mathematical Association of America. Eighteen MAA members (including myself) were matched for 3 minutes conversations–round robin fashion. I cycled through 13 conversations (missing only 4 participants). We talked about teaching, family, MAA, and mathematics.Continue reading “February 22 Day 716: A Glimpse of the Most 2sday Tuesday”
February 20 Day 714: Missed Opportunity
It was a beautiful morning. The sun eventually broke through the cloud cover (as shown in the cover image.) After my walk, I set my priorities for the day: Grade Friday’s reflections Comment on rough drafts and return so students can continue to develop and improve their final projects, due in 3 weeks. Work inContinue reading “February 20 Day 714: Missed Opportunity”
February 18 Day 712: Big News
Movement in the right direction? Yesterday, Washington’s Governor Jay Inslee announced that the statewide indoor mask mandate will end on March 21, 2022 providing more evidence to support my hope that February 17, 2022 will be the turning point for this pandemic.
February 17 Day 711: Turning Point?
When all is said and done and the “Great Pandemic of 2020” is a distant memory, do we point to February 17, 2022 and say “we turned the corner and everything steadily improved from this moment forward?” Dear God, I hope so. What is my evidence? The first daffodil. Nature’s indication of Spring. A signContinue reading “February 17 Day 711: Turning Point?”
February 16 Day 710: Precision of Language
This is the eve of an important due date: rough drafts of my students’ final projects in Matrix Algebra are due at 8 am. They will spend a good portion of tomorrow’s class in a peer review exercise. I tell students that writing mathematics is like writing poetry–every word has a purpose and is chosenContinue reading “February 16 Day 710: Precision of Language”
February 15 Day 709: Again?!?!!?
I apparently wore the same mismatched shoes again. This makes two class days in a row. The students might begin to think I do it on purpose. I’m might be overthinking here. Maybe they don’t even notice? And yet, I wonder if it will find its way onto my student teaching evaluations.
Math in the Time of Corona 