“Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative” Updated — had to entirely rewrite because so much has changed in the last 10 years. The world is changing so rapidly. Book: “How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything”: http://www.amazon.com/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0670020478 Relentless linearity of education We’re all born with immense natural talents and many of us don’t discover … Continue reading →

I know I almost exclusively talk about my AP Calculus class. Because math is my love! I also, however, teach computer science. Mainly because I think there is a huge need to teach computer science in high school and well… if I don’t teach it, it wouldn’t run. So this year, I am teaching Introduction … Continue reading →

My students this year are quite different from the ones I had last year. Students are always different from one year to the next, which is the exciting thing about teaching – it keeps you on your toes. My belief is that a classroom must be customized to fit the needs of the students in … Continue reading →

I’ve been reminded of the importance of blogging through multiple of my favorite twitter peeps! Writing is not really my thing, so blogging isn’t my favorite thing to do. I’m a math teacher after all  – keeping words to a minimum is kind of my goal in life :) The first month of school has … Continue reading →