physics and mathematics are more fundamental sciences (mathematics more fundamental than physics if you wish to know the order), chemistry applies to all matter, that is, the stuff that makes up plants and animals, planets and stars, rocks and soil
Category: Education
Life-Long Learning 10/22/20
my dumbbells will be moving in with me. I don’t have a goal of becoming a bodybuilder, but I will exercise at least enough to begin moving in the direction of getting into shape. It’s something small, but better than I’m doing now.
Teaching Results 9/29/20
One of the main problems with teaching is that, although I very much wish to make a difference, there usually is little evidence that I actually do.
1619 9/18/20
the reality is that every history book, every history class, every history project does have a perspective bias. To suggest that this project will “re-write” history because it’s written with a perspective that is uncommon in most current history books and classes is simple ignorance.
Stopped by Technology 8/26/20
It’s a funny thing that I will never forget this speaker or my group of students, but in my mind, only one was truly heroic.
1987 8/15/20
Success is not about intelligence. It's about self-confidence.
Fun Day 8/14/20
in a little bit less than a week, this experiment in teaching continues.
Decision or Plan 7/16/20
neither was a random drive a matter of life and death. Reopening schools is.
Dumb Students 7/2/20
Both of these students, and so many more that I have had the honor with whom to work, have broken so many molds, broken stereotypes, and exploded onto the academic scene.
Liability 6/10/20
There are striking similarities. In both groups, with few exceptions, they’ve entered their respective fields out of a desire for service. In both, the vast majority of them are good people of high moral fiber. In both, there are exceptions.
