Christopher Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Pariah said: I celebrated our discussion in my Atmospheric Science class today by getting into an argument on Facebook with a climate change denier. Mother of Hades, but those people are irritating. I recently had one with a Flat Earther. He tried to pull the "Theory" card. So I applied scientific Theory verification: Round earth made predictions that came true. Flat earth made no predictions that came true. He stopped arguing after that. Pariah and L. Marcus 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 In the spirit of protecting any possible innocents who might blunder into this place, I politely decline to post before and after images of myself at corresponding stages of my own teaching career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/28/2018 at 12:59 PM, Starlord said: From my wife, the teacher Fits with this before/after image: Btb, I will finally get to watch that film this Saturday. One of the usual group of Movie goers had no money for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 The key anyway is to start getting gray hair at 16 like I did. If you look prematurely old, then you appear to age well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 My ID card for school has a photo taken three years ago (as I recall). My hair color is noticeably lighter now than then. At least I've still got all my hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Show off. ( ) Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Pariah said: My ID card for school has a photo taken three years ago (as I recall). My hair color is noticeably lighter now than then. At least I've still got all my hair. I've had a slight recession, but my hair was so extremely thick in high school, that I still have a whole lot of hair (its basically only thinned enough to make my hair moderately combable now) I still have mostly black hair on my head (70-80%)*. My beard hair is about 90% white however. *Seems when I hit 30, the increase of white hair slowed significantly on my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 My hair has been 'salt n pepper' for 20+ years...since about age 27. I have no complaints as the ladies seem to like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 Ternaugh, Logan D. Hurricanes, Starlord and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 I have this minor fantasy, kind of a "what if..?" scenario in which I become a math teacher. Every once in a while I run across something that I think would make a good or interesting lesson. I saw an episode of NOVA last night which discussed prediction using mathematical models. There were a few good things in there which I think would grab the interest of high school or middle school students. But maybe I'm fooling myself. I know that there are some students you cannot reach, no matter what you do. But to be able to get through to a few was a reward that I miss since I stopped teaching. I still dream about returning to a classroom. I miss it. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted November 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 I also dream about returning to the classroom sometimes. That probably explains why I'm perpetually sleep-deprived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 For a collection of reasons, after having worked almost exclusively in higher education, I baled out in the summer of 2000. I spent about 4 years doing other stuff. That was enough to convince me I am very much happier in an academic environment, teaching or not. As it happened, after getting laid off at the end of 2003, I went most of 8 months unemployed, got offered two jobs in a two-week period, and took them both. One was as a scientific programmer at the cancer research center, the other was part-time teaching where I am now. The programmer job (it was on a grant) ended and I shifted to full time at the university. I have things I grouse about, but I'm happy with where I am and what I'm doing, including the teaching. I hope to be here until I retire, which I expect will be when my daughter graduates from this place (children of full-time employees get a significant discount on tuition), plus fifteen minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted November 30, 2018 Report Share Posted November 30, 2018 For Logan Three part BBC series: Hannah Fry's mysterious world of maths https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bn9dth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 7:37 PM, Logan.1179 said: I have this minor fantasy, kind of a "what if..?" scenario in which I become a math teacher. Every once in a while I run across something that I think would make a good or interesting lesson. I saw an episode of NOVA last night which discussed prediction using mathematical models. There were a few good things in there which I think would grab the interest of high school or middle school students. But maybe I'm fooling myself. I know that there are some students you cannot reach, no matter what you do. But to be able to get through to a few was a reward that I miss since I stopped teaching. I still dream about returning to a classroom. I miss it. It can help to know a guy who might be interested in it. And then just inform that person. I know it would be better if I personally acted on it, but this is the next best thing. At least it is off my mind, and people who are better suited them me can try to make something out of it. I recently learned something interesting about Matchmaking Systems. I am not deeply into game mechanics to use the information. But I watch a certain youtube channel, wich also dealt the ELO matchmaking mechanic. So I dropped him an information on Facebook. If he makes something out of it, I did more then I ever could. If he does not, then I did all I ever could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Starlord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just remember, students: As much time and effort as you put into trying to cheat, your teachers do all that and more to catch you. Let the midterm exams begin. L. Marcus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 I keep dreaming the last couple of weeks about having to give a book report in front of class and I read the wrong book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Just keep going. A just and fair teacher will still give you some credit for a solid effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 'My jaw dropped': First dinosaur named in NSW in nearly a century after chance discovery - ABC Newshttps://apple.news/AvrovvvBYQKaOMXnKQ-8NXw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Starlord said: Just keep going. A just and fair teacher will still give you some credit for a solid effort. For the record, there are not that many "just and fair" teachers if this is your criterion. Much depends on what the wrong book was, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 I'm just trying to provide some positive reinforcement , we all know that his nightmare is a clear manifestation of his fear of public speaking and the fact that his mother preferred Ewoks more than him. Bazza 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 If he was supposed to read On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies and instead he read Flash #244, there's gonna be a world of hurt, no matter what. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cancer Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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