It’s February. Which means that we are or soon may be fighting off the winter doldrums. Part of the struggle with the doldrums is a sense of purposelessness. The temptation is to ask questions like: Why are we studying these polynomials anyway? Who needs to learn about matrices? When even am I going to use […]
Over Christmas break I studied pre calculus. While I taught pre calculus last year and continue to help students in this course, there is always more to learn. I decided to study pre calculus for two main reasons: I am a student and I am a teacher. First, I am a student. I want to
I shared last week that our focus in our family isn’t on career aptitude. We don’t help our children choose a career at age 12 and then custom steer their high school years for that specific job. I find this ironically funny and entertaining because it’s something that I wish my own public education would
I have a confession. As an older parent, I find myself becoming, what my oldest son would call, lenient. This digression was something I disliked in my own parents. Instead of rectifying my behavior though, I’ve found myself analyzing the change and seeking to understand what’s happening. My confession is this: I’m mostly okay with
Learning algebra is hard. This is a truth from which many shy away. Many parents don’t like seeing their children struggle. Many people don’t understand the benefits of struggling. While common idioms like “from failing you learn” are tossed around, the reality of failure is no fun. It is no surprise to learn that parents
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