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
Touching history Published on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com A human chain We find that long ago may not be so long ago. 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