Things are beginning to fall into place. I finally was permitted to use a tiny, windowless, amenityless office in the Business Suite. On Monday, I was told that I would be allowed to teach a class. Evidently an order from on high had demanded that I be driven from the classroom for reasons I do not know; the ostensible reason was that I was not "student centered", whatever that means. In at least once sense, it's very true. On the other hand, when teaching as an adjunct before I held office hours, not required, during the week. I held office hours on Saturday. I bought software so I could (and did) make movies to post for the student to use to review. I used a very cheap textbook. I announced all tests some even months in advance. I was unfailingly polite even while in the maw of the uninterested. I purchased almost all the electronic data collection materials for the lab. I do not see how I was not "student centered."
This year's class seems like a good bunch of kids, Tomorrow I will administer a sort of assessment exam to see where they are in terms of elementary mathematics.
I hope to include some live streaming into the course also this fall.
Two Number Theory Items (and Woody Allen)
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