Favorite Tweets #22
EDTECHHULKANOTHER COSTUME IDEA! COPYRIGHT LAWYER! HAND OUT CEASE AND DESIST LETTERS TO KIDS DRESSED AS SUPERHEROES!
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sarcasymptoteIf I keep up this pace of grading 3 exams then eating a bowl of oatmeal, that will be 43 1/3 bowls of oatmeal when I’m done.
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samjshahdon’t be jealous but i just designed/ordered some buttons. (1″ circ; imagine large bleed area on outside of circ) http://twitter.com/samjshah/status/134103408117420033/photo/1
calcdave@samjshah Logarithms: friend, not food
k8nowak@calcdave @samjshah Logarithms: friend, not wood.
madcaptenor@k8nowak @calcdave @samjshah Logarithms: friend, not music.
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rdkpickleholy sh**, upstairs neighbors, give it a fu**ing REST. are you just THROWING HEAVY OBJECTS at the floor? want to sleep. jesus christ.
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dcox21@malynmawby Just a little paper folding trick. http://twitter.com/dcox21/status/134754350106030081/photo/1
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cheesemonkeysf@k8nowak @samjshah http://twitter.com/cheesemonkeysf/status/134835223992090624/photo/1
jybuellthat last pic was me, @woutgeo @btwnthenumbers @ddmeyer @mythagon @brokenairplane@cheesemonkeysf and Jen and Dan Wekselgreene. Epic
Mythagon@samjshah @cheesemonkeysf @k8nowak I’ve met the unicorn!
cheesemonkeysf@Mythagon @samjshah @k8nowak Or as I like to think, we have met the unicorn, and it is US!!! #alsoverysparkly
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mpershanHere’s a new post. It describes how I finally figured out something that I think is really obvious to most of you: http://rationalexpressions.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-is-story-of-how-i-ended-up-with.html
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k8nowakis moving to Argentina. Excuse me while I freak out.
k8nowak@mathhombre @dcox21 I have no idea why you people are talking about #idonotspeakspanish
k8nowakOk done having froke out. To elaborate, next fall I’ll be joining the faculty of The Lincoln School in Buenos Aires http://www.lincoln.edu.ar
k8nowak& I’m beyond thrilled.
calcdaveNow I finally have an excuse to say, “Don’t Cry for Me @k8nowak ”
samjshah@calcdave yeah, @k8nowak, the truth is I NEVER LEFT YOU.
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rdkpicklehad a student shocked to find out i was a band geek in hs/college. “you don’t seem like a geek” HELLO HAVE YOU BEEN PAYING ATTENTION AT ALL?
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samjshahI know we’ve talked about what teacher moves we have when a student gets a problem wrong (in a whole-class setting). Any posts out there?
dcox21@samjshah This is my teacher move. I’ve perfected it over the years. http://yfrog.us/ndcwez
dcox21@samjshah You can borrow my move…if you want. It’s licensed under creative commons.
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samjshahIn other news, one of my colleagues was feeling sick today so tomorrow I get to TAKE OVER HER CLASS and INTRODUCE IMAGINARY NUMBERS! #yesss!
sarcasymptote@samjshah ZOMG I’m introducing imaginary numbers tomorrow too!!!! I’ve hinted that it is the number system to count unicorns.
rdkpickle@sarcasymptote @samjshah I just did complex numbers yesterday! wait yesterday was sunday. friday then. stu: “okay so if I’m in a pinch on a
rdkpickle@sarcasymptote @samjshah test can I just invent a new number for the situation?” smartass.
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teachmathsConjecture – in the best lessons, students never ask ‘why do we need to know this?’#mathchat
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Mythagon@samjshah @sarcasymptote random: my school website has ‘We’re number e^(2*pi*i)!’ at the top
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CardsChicMe: “Trade? I’ll grade your papers. You grade short answer ?s on fossil fuels.” Housemate: “No, I’m good with my papers on the ‘guh’ sound.”
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lmhenry9Bringing out the patented @samjshah Domain and Range Meters today.
samjshah@calcdave @lmhenry9 haaaaaaaaaaaa they really work, don’t they!?! and the best part is: YOU’RE BORN WITH THEM!
calcdave@samjshah @lmhenry9 True, but calibration takes about 16 years.
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Mythagon@samjshah I feel like I’ve accomplished the unicorn trifecta by having met you, Kate, and Dan in person and broken bread with you all #win
sarcasymptote@Mythagon @samjshah oh yeah, that is a strangely satisfying accomplishment. I called it The Great Triumvirate, but I like yours better.
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sarcasymptoteDamn it, party rock. Get out of my house.
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divbyzeroChuck Norris can well-order any set. #AxiomOfChoice
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samjshahIdea: we should start a “post secret” blog for teachers. I think this would make teachers feel less bad, especially new teachers.
crstn85@samjshah I like it! I’ve been trying to formulate a post on “things you never thought you’d say” but this is better.
sarcasymptote@samjshah what are you thinking? stuff like, “i think some children should be left behind” or “i want to kick ron clark in the nuts”?
cheesemonkeysf@samjshah @k8nowak @mythagon @lmhenry9 This is INDEED a worthy idea, incl.@sarcasymptote‘s occasional outburst column re nut-kicking.
cheesemonkeysfMT: @samjshah: @sarcasymptote sometimes when i have a bad tching day, & i read about yr good tching days, i want to quit. #hint #thatistoday
sarcasymptote@cheesemonkeysf @k8nowak @mythagon @samjshah @lmhenry9 yeah, but then it isn’t a secret.
cheesemonkeysf@sarcasymptote @k8nowak @mythagon @samjshah @lmhenry9 But then w is truly more important — the secret-ness or the nut-kickingness?
k8nowak@cheesemonkeysf @sarcasymptote you guys are missing the point: you’ll get to read all the hilarious things I decide not to post every day.
cheesemonkeysf@k8nowak @sarcasymptote I’m not missing this point — I TOTES want to read all the stuff you censor each day!!!
sarcasymptote@k8nowak @cheesemonkeysf oh yeah, good point. Believe it or not, I censor myself about 90% of the time too.
sarcasymptote@k8nowak @cheesemonkeysf although I bet your censored stuff is a lot better than mine, which mostly revolve around whiskey or the word fu**
k8nowak@sarcasymptote 90%?! Ok this needs to happen. I need more uncensored Greg in my life.
samjshah@cheesemonkeysf @sarcasymptote @k8nowak @mythagon @lmhenry9 wow, okay this is an idea that seems to have traction. It’ll happen. :)
samjshah@cheesemonkeysf @sarcasymptote @k8nowak @mythagon @lmhenry9 things like: I spent two hours crafting a letter of recommendation, and then…
samjshah@cheesemonkeysf @sarcasymptote @k8nowak @mythagon @lmhenry9 … All I got from you was a one line email of thanks. And so I secretly …
samjshah@cheesemonkeysf @sarcasymptote @k8nowak @mythagon @lmhenry9 … Wished I had spent only 30 second writing it. You know…
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crstn85Is there a better reason for why we multiply before adding than “there’s an order all mathematicians use so we all get the same answer”?
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sarcasymptoteMy friends invited me to go out. At 10 PM. Obviously they have not been paying attention.
sarcasymptoteYou know who else hasn’t been paying attention? Netflix. What the hell are you even recommending?
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MathUpdateHow the hell did Ramanujan come up with this? http://sns.mx/abePy0
samjshah@MathUpdate re: Ramanujan question, the answer is simple. he got it from this rather self-evident equation: http://twitter.com/samjshah/status/140630391286534144/photo/1
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bowmanimalMy New Classroom Poster http://wp.me/pAY3N-lC
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fnoscheseI love it when students send me links to @rjallain and @veritasium. Little do my students know we’re #BPPs (Best Physics Phriends)!
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cheesemonkeysfI am such a huge fan of @samjshah I am thinking of starting #OccupySamJShah. Who is with me?
zidaya@cheesemonkeysf @samjshah I totally agree, but I’m not sure of the downside of any connotations…#OccupySamJShah
cheesemonkeysf@zidaya @samjshah I knew I was taking an emotional risk putting it out there, but I just couldn’t stop myself. #OccupySamJShah
cheesemonkeysf@zidaya @samjshah Also, I’m inferring that he must already be asleep. Otherwise he would be voicing strenuous objections. ;-)
zidaya@cheesemonkeysf @samjshah if so, then he IS the 1%…the rest of us 99% are still working#OccupySamJShah
cheesemonkeysf@zidaya @samjshah Oh, he’s the 1% all right, but only because he is DA BOMB.
samjshah@cheesemonkeysf @zidaya haha I was asleep! No occupying me!
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k8nowakJust learned I’ll be moving to the “amazon standard time” zone. Hot. #fb
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mpershanI’m going to make a virtual filing cabinet for virtual filing cabinets for virtual filing cabinets. (http://ispeakmath.wordpress.com/math-teacher-resources/)
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shyra7480@samjshah my eighth graders draw talismans on their tests to protect them from my notes and corrections http://twitter.com/shyra7480/status/144934341804429312/photo/1
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cheesemonkeysf@samjshah @lmhenry9 @johnberray @crstn85 So glad I remembered this correctly. I told my students they have HOME ENJOYMENT & they groaned ;-)
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sig225I have to stop telling people that the “Ms. Kelly” on my door is my Drag Queen name; the truth is that she’s on mat leave & I’m interim :)
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dcox21@samjshah @jybuell @ddmeyer @cannonsr @occam98 http://twitter.com/dcox21/status/145141805992775680/photo/1
cannonsr@dcox21 @samjshah @jybuell @ddmeyer @cannonsr @occam98 http://brizzly.com/pic/4SMH
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alomshaha“I don’t think I did very well by the students” – Richard Feynman in 1963 preface to Six Easy Pieces.
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mathhombreA student discovered the rare 3,5,6 right triangle. Sooo much less famous than the 3,4,5.#stillgrading
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stewartnA while back I begged Mr.@stewartn to start exercising. Now he’s doing yoga 5 days a week. I wish I had the same influence over @stewartn.
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writehandruleToday, I banned the word “it” in my physics class.
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sarcasymptoteI might be the most inspiring teacher ever: two students got math tattoos over the break.
sarcasymptote@vtdeacon when i said that the QF was not one that i provided, i joked that if you got a tattoo, you could use it. some girl did it
sarcasymptoteHere is one of the tattoos from a student- http://twitter.com/sarcasymptote/status/152258161338875904/photo/1
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sarcasymptoteDamn it, where is my sequined cardigan? [New Years Eve post]
approx_normalI don’t think that was a firework. I think the meth lab down the road just exploded.
sarcasymptoteHumans! I’ve ventured out into 2012 for you. And, well… you can just stay in bed.
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MythagonOn my page as I plan my Intro to the Calculus unit for Precalc: “When solving for zero, math is your hero” #iblamethereesespieces
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btwnthenumberswhat’s with the new wordpress sidebar? Why is it setting goals for me and suggesting that I tag my post “sucky”? (among other options)
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sarcasymptoteI just heard that hey, soul sister song by train. There goes another new years resolution.
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BillyDomineauI want to star in a math class word problem, but my name isn’t Ricky, Janice, Juanita or Ping. Also I don’t have 13 apples to share equally.
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mgoldingDrew an accidental penis on the board today. No matter how many times I said “it’s a gun” I still saw a penis shooting parabolic sperms.
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cheesemonkeysf@lostinrecursion I like suggested use #24 for Lang’s Algebra: putt putt practice: http://101usesforLang.com/?p=94 #math
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k8nowakTrigonomonsters crushed no-calculator logarithms quiz and picked their teeth with the bones.#yes
occam98@k8nowak Trigomonsters is a great name. Who came up with that?
k8nowak@occam98 moi. Maybe a little gaga inspired.
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rdkpicklei just left my bed for more than 10 minutes! #iamachampion #2012hereicome
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johnberraySo one of my students has a whole notebook just for MY analogies. How awesome will that be to flip through in June.
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approx_normalCan I just say how much I adore @samjshah ??? I **loved** my birthday video. For reals.#MathTweepzRock
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samjshahwhat happened in my friend’s precalc class today: what’s the connection between asymptotes and holes? answer: a**holes. MWA HAHA #ahteaching
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delta_dc@samjshah This is an issue we’ve talked about w/ our student teachers – how do we make grading manageable. #noeasyanswers
jybuell@samjshah Shah’s Law: Grading will always take twice as long as u think even when accounting for Shah’s Law
MathEdnet@jybuell @samjshah I think that’s the same as the Recursive Grading Time Law of Recursion. Also applies to office hours visits.
samjshah@MathEdnet @jybuell i think you hit the nail on the head. Shah’s law always gets you in the end. #eponymsarenotalwaysgood
merryfwilliams@samjshah Ha – my grading stories are more like “I’ll start grading in an hour” and now it’s 4 hours later and haven’t graded a thing :0
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crstn85What do people do with their Livescribe pens? If @samjshah had created postsecret I would share I haven’t turned mine on #hangsheadinshame
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k8nowakFound out about snow day from students on Twitter before the robocall from school.#howdotheyknow #notaflakeintheair #actuallyitsraining
samjshah@k8nowak i hate you you are so darn lucky i want to punch you in the unicorn i am jealous punctuation and sense out the window in red haze
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sarcasymptoteIs grader’s block a thing? because, Jesus Christ.
k8nowak@sarcasymptote If it’s not it should be. With a support group and medication and everything.
mgoldingThought I was the only one. “@sarcasymptote: Is grader’s block a thing? because, Jesus Christ.”
Mythagon@samjshah @k8nowak @sarcasymptote My naturopath prescribed mulled wine. Seems to be working and my students grades have never been better!
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sarcasymptote@mgolding @occam98 I have definitely needed extended time this semester
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mathhombre“We don’t talk about magnetic fields, dad.”
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walkingrandomlyI’ve lost my voice! colleagues rejoice!
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madcaptenorToday in class: said something re: males, wrote ♀ and then I said something re: females, wrote ♂. That’s the sort of mistake I would make.
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thescamdogJust dropped @samjshah ’s name in a session. Said I wished I had met him. One woman here has. She met him at Park City. #jealous
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jybuell@park_star i tried this thing I heard about called “going outside.” It’s weird. A bit disorienting. I’ll report back on it.
jybuell@park_star just had lunch with a twitter friend which is about as social as I get.
jybuell@park_star hey u have a pic of u now!
park_star@jybuell weird right? Also, what is this “outdoors” you speak of?
jybuell@park_star u might have seen it thru the window when u r driving to the mall
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EvaZebraSituations in which I use Comic Sans:
1) When designing something sarcastically
2)
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k8nowakIn Spanish class I am learning to say “no como carne roja” which means “I want to get kicked out of Argentina”
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SweenWSweens@k8nowak @samjshah So quick, what have I missed in the last however many months? Catch me up.
samjshah@SweenWSweens @k8nowak OMG he’s so elusive, like the Higgs Boson. He popped in, asked a question, and left. Ah, Sweens.
SweenWSweens@samjshah @k8nowak I’m still here, my wit has just dulled due to inactivity. It was just taking me awhile to form the best witty retort.
k8nowak@SweenWSweens @samjshah that is exactly what the Higgs Boson would say.
SweenWSweens@k8nowak @samjshah Hah, things haven’t changed. It’s as awesome on here as usual.
SweenWSweensAny good new blogs or twitter people I might have missed in the last couple months?
samjshah@samjshah @SweenWSweens there’s this strange one that people have been talking about, but i think it’s overrated. http://bit.ly/yH86pi
SweenWSweens@samjshah Oh yea, I’ve seen that one before. Snooze-fest.
samjshah@SweenWSweens and written with such arrogance. unmitigated arrogance.
SweenWSweens@SweenWSweens @samjshah Yea, seriously, what is up with that? At least our arrogance is slightly-mitigated.
SweenWSweens@samjshah (psst I don’t think she knows we’re talking about her) @k8nowak
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ScottEliasJust played a game called “make a box of Samoas disappear.” Also known as “take a box of Samoas to 8th grade lunch.”
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merryfwilliamsha ha – math meets Harry Potter http://t.co/PVyQ5aYs
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jybuellWife “you were the kid they’d only let play the triangle in school.” I think I was insulted but can’t figure out how. This happens a lot.
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approx_normalWas randomly rapping as I walked to the next debate event. Heard, “Damn!! You heard that white lady rappin Ludacris so fast?” Thanks guys!
park_star@approx_normal I love that you “randomly rap”. Southern belle wha?
approx_normal@park_star That’s how I keep my rep & they can’t quite figure me out. I spit mad rhymes in class. Freaks the crap out of kids.
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karlfischMy wife wants to move to Ohio because a bunch of her PLN got together at a bookstore and she wanted to be there.
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sarcasymptoteOld men at bar: “He won’t get into the hall of fame, unless its a mustache one.” “He is *already* in my personal mustache hall of fame.”
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sarcasymptotePD day, so breakfast is provided. You know what they say, third breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
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