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Math Geek Mom: Teach Our Daughters Math
The American Mathematical Society recently published a study ( Cross-Cultural Analysis of Students with Exceptional Talent in Mathematical Problem Solving)...
My! Oh, my! Oh, Myco!
Lost among the stories about the ongoing election, NPR's "Day to Day" program on Tuesday carried a bit about a...
Motherhood After Tenure: Michelle Obama's Dress
Of all the possible reactions to Barack Obama’s historical victory this week, I wasn’t prepared for a lead story about...
Turning Down Internal Candidates
This has recently become salient in my world, again. Internal candidates raise all kinds of issues – information asymmetry, historical...
Lessons of a Summer Teaching Online
Amy Overman found rewards, but not those she expected, in her first experience offering a class through distance education.
Exit Poll
The jubilation on campus last night after the winner was announced was so loud, even at a distance of a...
First things first
Officially, it's not yet over. Effectively, it ended past my bedtime. But even at the relatively early hour that a...
The Morning After
I'll try to put together something a little more thoughtful for tomorrow; last night was spent glued to the tv...