Author: Larry Campbell
Memories of Mrs. Schumacher’s Math Class
“Invert the divisor and mul-ti-ply! Invert the divisor and mul-ti-ply!” Imagine an entire class chanting that phrase in a sing-song voice, and you’ll understand why that is one of my two strongest memories of Mrs. Schumacher’s 8th grade math class. From those days forward, if any of us were ever confronted with a divide-one-fraction-by-another exercise […]
With Friends Like This . . .
Isn’t there a saying something like “save us from politicians who want to save us from something”? Or did I make that up? Bear with me. A recent Sunday edition of the News-Leader featured an Op Ed by Carl Szabo of Net Choice. It’s entitled Taking Power Away from Parents in a War on Tech. […]
I’ve Learned . . .!
Twins Rivalry
Breaking Silence
Following Directions
Oh, well, 生日快乐 anyway!!
Pumpkin Patch Pandemonium
Meet blogger Clint Edwards, who is also a young father. He writes a blog entitled No Idea What I’m Doing: A Daddy Blog. He recently described a trip to a pumpkin patch with his daughter’s kindergarten class that is a clever tribute to teachers everywhere. Join the fun in this slightly edited excerpt: “I chaperoned […]
Brain Teasers – Jan/Feb 2020
NOTE: Newest BTs in red, Bonuses in blue, comments in green, updates in purple. What is the value of this fraction? (6 – 9 x 7) / (6 + 4 x 3) A palindrome is a number that reads the same forwards and backwards. How many palindromes are there between 1 & 100? A group […]
Decade Debates
As we start the new decade . . . WAIT, STOP THE PRESSES! I’m enjoying heading into this century’s version of ‘The Roaring ‘20s’ as much as anyone, but just to be clear: NUMERICALLY, at least, we don’t really start the new decade until 2021. I feel like I’m swimming into deep water here, and […]
