So today was my first Official Day of Work at the new job, very exciting! I'd already come in a few times but today I was scheduled to get my keys, my office door recored so the keys would open it, and my computer. Also the printer/copier in the Math Development Center, which was neither printing nor copying, had allegedly been fixed. You can ( Read more... )

servant_of_clio and I made a particularly delicious peach-and-blackberry cobbler tonight. I sat down to take a bite of it, bit into a blackberry seed, and heard a strange cracking noise. I spit out the blackberry seed - along with about a sixth of a tooth ( Read more... )

servant_of_clio: "Indeed, melons can be cruel."

Overheard during a very enjoyable visit to servant_of_clio's relatives, from Becky (Katie's mom):

"Katie! Katie!... Ellie, text your sister and tell her to get down here."

Hi everyone! (I just realized that last post was my first in almost a year.)

I'm teaching a summer section of Mathematical Problem Solving. Sometimes, I struggle to put a lesson plan together and to find real-world stories and examples to relate to the material ( Read more... )

This column gives a good summary of many of the things I found surprising at first about community-college students, as well as a number of the reasons I enjoy teaching there.

I challenge everyone reading this - if they haven't already - to donate at least $25 (more is good!) to the Red Cross to help in their disaster relief effort ( Read more... )

There are some remarkable color-related optical illusions here that I ran across today and thought were worth sharing.

Michelle's mother passed away around 6 am this morning. Many thanks to all of you who've sent notes of sympathy and support.