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
Prove it! Published on June 11, 2019June 9, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Geometry is unnatural Why learning (and teaching) the subject is hard. 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
Helium hydride Published on April 30, 2019April 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Rules and exceptions We ponder the non-nobility of a Noble Gas. Read More
Making a drawing (I) Published on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com The importance of the rough sketch Sometimes, the rougher the better. Read More
Planned and unplanned Published on March 19, 2019March 17, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Careful forethought vs. serendipity Equivocal insights from photography. Read More
