Monthly Archives: October 2007

Things to Come

Posted on October 31, 2007 by Jackie

Overall things have been hectic lately, good for the most part, but nevertheless hectic. Here’s a brief update with details to follow soon: Despite my case of pre-parent conferences jitters, the evening went well – I have never been more … Continue reading →

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Any questions?

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Jackie

I try not to ask, “Are there any questions?” in my classes. First, I know my students have questions. Second, that is pretty open-ended and I often get questions that are unrelated to the matter at hand (continue reading for … Continue reading →

Posted in First Year, Math | Tagged | 10 Comments

Saftey in Numbers

Posted on October 25, 2007 by Jackie

While I generally enjoy math team practice, I cherish math meet nights. When else can I spend six hours with some of the brightest and most interesting kids in the school? Getting to the meets is always amusing. As I’m … Continue reading →

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Spam, spam, spam, eggs, spam, spam, and …math?

Posted on October 20, 2007 by Jackie

The 19th Carnival of Mathematics is up over at Good Math, Bad Math. Apparently MarkCC has been inundated with spam along with carnival submissions. I hope there weren’t any Vikings. This submission just reinforced my belief that we need a … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival | 16 Comments