I need to clarify something, because people still seem confused about this. Non-binary people are all younger, except the ones who are older. Children can be non-binary. So can retirees. A non-binary person has long hair. Unless we have short hair. Or we could have asymmetrical hair. Mohawks are nice. So are buzzcuts. Mullets, too….
Month: February 2020
Logarithms: The Dark Sorcery
I used to hate logarithms. They were hopelessly confusing. Sort of like this: https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/operations This is the third year now that I’ve been teaching Algebra II. Each year, my understanding of logarithms increases, and my love increases in kind. One reason I disliked logarithms is because of the way in which we tend to compartmentalize…
perception
Today instead of “male-presenting” I referred to “male-perceived”. It was a moment of exhaustion and missing the intended word, or so I thought until I reflected later and realized that this is why I’m not fond of “male-presenting”. Because I don’t “present” as a man. I don’t wake up in the morning and make choices…
Black History Month: Mathematicians
For Black History Month 2020, I wrote a brief biography of noteworthy African-American mathematicians. This is not meant to be a canonical, prioritized, or exhaustive list, although many of these mathematicians are often on “best of” or “firsts” lists. There are many more Black mathematicians whose names deserve to be known, a list that grows…
Non-Binary Students
First of all: Thank you for taking the time to read what follows. The visibility of non-binary people has dramatically increased in the last few years, and you may well feel overwhelmed with how to respond to this among your own students. However, studies have shown that when marginalized students feel respected, they feel safer and…