Lead by example
Great article about the importance of basic scientific literacy, which includes a bonus awesome video of Justin Trudeau. Canada’s leaders are really making US leaders look bad these days. [Link]
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Another article
Read moreThis article is so great. It’s right, and also condescending – just like me! 😉 [Link]
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Why algebra is an important part of a high school curriculum
Read moreI feel like I should post this here, since I’ve talked about this issue before (in particular: here and here). This week an article/letter/piece was published in the opinion section of the New York Times (here) written by a retired politics professor that is disturbing to me. He makes several claims and arguments that I fundamentally […]
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My thoughts on the education of the American teenager
Read moreI can’t say that I know the right way of doing things. But I can certainly identify the WRONG way of doing things. And America, you’re doing it all wrong. As I grow further and further into adulthood and meet more and more people with backgrounds different from my own, I grow more and more […]
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Regarding pi…
Read moreThis is a “hot topic” among mathematicians recently, I guess. At the very least, a bunch of my fellow grad students have weighed in on the topic recently. So, I know nobody else may care what my opinion is, but I wanted to voice it SOMEWHERE. Facebook seemed like the wrong place for a long-winded […]
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Resolutions, and present & future plans.
Read moreOkay, so I have a lot to say and not a lot of time to say it in. Firstly, I have the issue with that student resolved now. I think. There’s a good support system in place here for grad students that are teaching, so that we don’t have to deal with bullshit from students. […]