Monthly Archives: March 2020

Good counsel

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Travis

I am still getting emails from the Mad Dad with whom I spoke yesterday. I’m not sure if I opened Pandora’s box, but this was my email response to him (some names have been changed to protect the innocent; I have … Continue reading →

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Rookie mistake

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Travis

So I just finished a “crucial conversation” with an irate parent demanding I fire one of my professors for the crime of terrorizing his straight-A student with a failing exam grade. While demanding to know how this happened, I asked … Continue reading →

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AM/PM/PJ

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Travis

Since I’m now working remotely from home, I got up and changed from my sleeping pajamas into my work pajamas. These are weird times we’re living in.

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Without loss of generality

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Travis

Grading gem from last week’s exam: “Select six integers at random. Let them be 1, 5, 4, 7, 9, and 3.”

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Pi daze

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Travis

What with the coronavirus cancellation, of, you know, the world, my STEAM Cafe talk on Pi Day has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled… … For July 22.

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