Saturday, June 20, 2009

Oh, yeah. Calculus on the Web

Temple University has a fantastic instructional Website devoted to helping students learn as much as possible about math---everything from Algebra to advanced Calculus. I hope to incorporate "Calculus on the Web" into my Summer School and Fall teaching.

Will it work?

Stay tuned. . .

Summer School, Pre-Calc and Calculus on the Web

My first full year as a math teacher is over. Wow! What an experience. I never experienced as much consistent, unrelenting pressure when I was a journalist. So, I can say from experience that teachers are among the hardest working "knowledge workers" there are.

Of course, this kind of hard work doesn't compare to the real-world hard work of manual labor. As a friend of mine once said: "Hard work? Being a reporter isn't hard work. Working in a mine, now that's hard work."

He was right, of course, but as far as the knowledge industry goes, teachers work very hard for their meager pay.

Still, I wouldn't have it any other way. I really love what I'm doing and I think my decades in the journalism biz (and all those relentless deadlines) helped prepare me for my life as a teacher.

So, bring on the pressure. Turn it up! I'm ready to keep up the pace.