Category Archives: Education

Thoughts on teaching, teachers, learning, and homework.

Randomly random

11 February 2009, 3:04 pm by Giggles
Categories: Books, Education, Exercise, Family, Gospel, Meme, Random, Science & Tech, Work

There is a meme going around Facebook where in you write down 25 random things about you and then tag 25 of your friends with the idea that they will then do the same. Except if you are tagging someone … Keep reading →

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Being political

29 January 2009, 4:51 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Politics

I have never been to a political rally before. It was quite interesting. There were roughly 2,000 people there. Most were wearing black. Most were students at the three state universities. As I walked from my car to the rally … Keep reading →

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A priceless education

28 January 2009, 8:29 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Politics, Venting

I am of the opinion that education is priceless. Unfortunately, I seem to be living in a state that thinks you can put a price on education, and that you can then sell it at the dollar store because it’s … Keep reading →

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Successful teaching

24 January 2009, 12:19 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Learn Something, Questions

An interesting question was raised in one of my classes this week. The professor asked who in the room had ever had a calculus class. A handful of us raised our hands. I had it in both high school and … Keep reading →

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My name is…

23 January 2009, 10:53 am by Giggles
Categories: Books, Education, Folks, Meme

I read recently an article about nicknames (What’s in a nickname – BBC). It is interesting to think about how they come to be and who uses them. So I’m going to think about it here for a minute. I … Keep reading →

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Blogging since 2006

15 January 2009, 10:51 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Life, Science & Tech

It’s been three years since I first started blogging. According to the blog statistics there are 542 posts and 438 comments on here (people weren’t very comment-y that first year, and I’m pretty sure less than half of those comments … Keep reading →

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One year on

10 January 2009, 12:06 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Life, Work

One year ago today my mom and I pulled in to Tucson with all of my belongings in a Uhaul truck after driving all night, getting slightly lost in Nevada, taking a slight side trip to California for a few … Keep reading →

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