December 2008
29 posts
A Small Moment by Cornelius Eady
I walk into the bakery next door To my apartment. They are about To pull some sort of toast with cheese From the oven. When I ask: What’s that smell? I am being A poet, I am asking What everyone else in the shop Wanted to ask, but somehow couldn’t; I am speaking on behalf of two other Customers who wanted to buy the Name of it. I ask the woman Behind the counter for a percentage Of her...
“Inquiry-based learning refers to any pedagogy that replaces traditional lectures...”
– JIBLM.org - Journal of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics
problemcorner.org →
Competition problems
Problem Solving for Upper Secondary →
Problem Solving in Mathematics (UGA) →
The search for good problems in on-going.
2008 Music, Summarized @ MBV →
I love year-end mixes.
“Here is my list of albums I personally enjoyed the most in 2008.”
– Largehearted Boy: Largehearted Boy Favorite Albums of 2008
I don’t read LHB regularly anymore, but always check back in December to see his year-end picks. Of all the lists that get posted, I’m usually most satisfied with stuff from his list. As the iTunes gift cards begin to roll in...
Scenes from Antarctica →
“According to a recent survey, Trella pulls this kind of stupid bullshit all the...”
– Shitload Of Math Due Monday | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
Everyone hates math teachers. Except for me. (Yeah, I know that could mean two things. I mean both.)
Largehearted Boy Favorite Albums of 2008 →
FreeRice is more than just a vocabulary quiz now. →
How to Build an Igloo by Douglas Wilkinson →
Ever since The Roybot gave me a book on building igloos I’ve wanted to build one with my physics classes to talk about heat transfer and forces. It’s a bit of a stretch, but how cool would it be to build an igloo? I’ll skip the sled dogs.
“I’d rather students submit decent outlines of proofs and be honest re:...”
– Twitter / Robert Talbert
Custom Ex Libris Bookplate Rubber Stamp →
I wish I knew how to make these.
