February 2022 – Page 2 – Math Belongs to All of Us

February 13 Day 707: Emergence

It is a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest. Sunny. Clear. High of 58 degrees Fahrenheit. I saw the bright yellow of a blooming forsythia. Time to emerge from my winter slumber and breath deeply the fresh air. A morning stroll along the waterfront brought beauty and joy.

February 11 Day 705: Pandemic Learning

I noticed something the other day. In class, when students didn’t know how to solve a problem, the first thing they did was Google it. I had set up working groups with a mixture of in-person and remote participants. Computers were open for communication. I purposefully gave only one copy of the activity to eachContinue reading “February 11 Day 705: Pandemic Learning”

February 10 Day 704: Don’t Look Down

I spent the entire day wearing two different colored shoes. They are exactly the same style. It’s just one is black and the other is brown. I did not do this on purpose. And I didn’t notice until late in the afternoon. Oops.

February 8 Day 702: Oral Midterms Again

It’s midterm time and that means a day administering oral interviews. It’s a small class (only 16 students) and I scheduled them all for one day. Today. They started at 9 am and ended at 7 pm. The process hasn’t changed. The questions are variations on previous themes. It really shouldn’t have seemed much differentContinue reading “February 8 Day 702: Oral Midterms Again”

February 6 Day 700: Small World

This morning, I received a message from a mathematical friend that made me smile. Apparently her son is in the middle school math class that is reading a current draft of my book. Let me back up. Last Fall I posted September 18 Day 559: A Labor of Love in which I shared that I hadContinue reading “February 6 Day 700: Small World”

February 5 Day 699: Catching My Breath

I pushed myself pretty hard last week—working into the wee hours of the morning, sleeping a handful of hours, and starting the cycle all over again. It definitely took a toll on my blog productivity. To the point that my friend Allison and I had this exchange: The urgent commitments have been met and IContinue reading “February 5 Day 699: Catching My Breath”