Searching for a word Published on September 24, 2019September 20, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com At the source There are many things we should already have read. Sometimes we get around to reading them. Read More
Winding an armature Published on September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Too much information We encounter an example of a very modern problem. Read More
Coding Published on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com An unforgiving art It’s hard to face a compiler with confidence. Read More
Making assumptions Published on August 20, 2019August 18, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com What’s reasonable? We have to start somewhere. Sometimes the exact place isn’t important. Read More
Solving the problem Published on August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Standardized tests (again) When does learning become rote? Read More
Supply, demand and helium hydride Published on July 23, 2019July 21, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Exploring a new field One has to start at an elementary level. Read More
Reading the dial Published on July 2, 2019June 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The number under the cursor We spotlight a skill of the analog world. Read More
Connecting the dots Published on June 4, 2019June 3, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Simple can be hard We try to learn a lesson from the Holy Roman Empire. Read More
Make mistakes. And then- Published on May 21, 2019May 19, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Next steps You have to start and also continue. Read More
Teaching to the test Published on May 14, 2019May 12, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Standardization and its discontents We face some of the dilemmas of test season. Read More
