Reading the dial (I) Published on February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The graph and the digital clock How do you tell time? Read More
Knowing too much (II) Published on February 8, 2022February 6, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Mind the gap Sometimes there’s a space between too little and too much. Read More
Knowing too much Published on February 1, 2022January 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Experience and word problems Who makes the best teacher? Read More
Knowing your limits Published on January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The art of the possible We consider being more realistic in education. Read More
The sky is gone (II) Published on January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A long history The stars have been getting harder to see for a long time now. Read More
The sky is gone Published on January 4, 2022January 2, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com And it’s not coming back Something you didn’t know you had is going away. Read More
The inefficient astronomer Published on December 28, 2021December 27, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Learning and relearning We ponder an example of wasted time in science. Read More
Unnatural mathematics Published on December 21, 2021December 19, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Horizontal and vertical Learning math involves unlearning many obvious things. Read More
The problem problem Published on December 14, 2021December 13, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A pursuit curve Answering the problems you get in class is less difficult than posing them in the first place. Read More
Tilting at windmills Published on December 7, 2021December 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The vanishing knight Where did Don Quixote go? Read More