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
What is your name? Published on February 5, 2019February 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Power and placeholders We point out a difference between mathematics and magic. Read More
The narrative imperative Published on January 29, 2019January 28, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Telling the story We notice that novel-writing and movie-making are different from Physics and History. Read More
Students return (II) Published on January 8, 2019January 6, 2019 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Unintended consequences We find, again, that the message we thought we sent is not always what was received. Read More
Is this always true? Published on December 11, 2018December 10, 2018 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com Absolute truths Some questions are very difficult to answer, even if you know the answer. Read More