I have taught high school mathematics for nearly a decade. I have a BS in Mathematics. The Algebra II curriculum, which I largely built for my school, is based on “the story of functions”. And yet, it was only the other day that I noticed something that was woefully wrong about the way that I’ve…
Month: October 2020
i have a poem
i have a poem sitting on my tongue like the eucharist and it melts into my skin even as i try to expel it i want to let these tears go but they stick to my cheeks like icicles that crack with my forced smile these words used to matter but they’ve folded into themselves…
Rate of Change and the Power Rule
I’ll keep this one short. Also, it’s on calculus, for whatever that’s worth. The Power Rule for Differentiation says that the derivative of a monomial \(ax^b\) is \(abx^{b-1}\). Last night I noticed a way to derive this for positive integers that I believe I’ve seen before (so I’m not claiming originality), but which is different…
Non-Binary Students and Pronouns
A Guide for Public School Educators In an earlier article, I discussed binarist language and provided some ideas for avoiding it with your students. In this article, I’m focusing specifically on pronouns. First of all, though: Thank you for taking the time to read what follows. For many people, the increasing visibility of non-binary persons and the accompanying…