Thursday, August 18, 2011

8/11/11; 3:25 pm Thermopolis Middle School


Slightly over half an hour to go till the end of today’s session.  I’ve spent most of the last two days writing up assessments (13 of them).  I need a lot more practice, especially on writing word problems.  I usually know what I want to ask, but I get stuck on inventing the situation.  I tend to just use the same things over and over again.  On the positive side, I am extremely adept with Word which helps a lot and makes everything look very professional.  The next step for me is to collect all the feedback and make the modifications.  Eventually I will have some undergrads to supervise, but for now it’s all me.  Actually I find it very stimulating. 

It’s wonderful to just sit back and listen to Linda and Larry talk.  I am immersed in the idea of teaching mathematics from counting to calculus.  They rattle off both the new and the old Standards of Practice off the tops of their heads – I’d forgotten they’d even been revised.  My brain is bursting and I’m so happy.  God, I’m a nerd!  Or should I say, Thank God I’m a Nerd!

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