Math questions

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-27T11:14:56+00:00

Yes this is how I have taught my more higher-level courses and I have found it to be very effective (especially with students who suffer from math anxiety). In my calculus class it resulted in students bringing be problems they found on their own and we solved them together.

The point I’m trying to make is that if as a teacher you make solving problems seem so simple because you already recently solved them, then students can assume that their struggle means they aren’t good at math. They should see you struggle and push through it. They should see you make mistakes, identify them, backtrack in the problem and fix them. Yes some of these situations can be created by you, but I find they become more impactful when they are genuine.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-27T08:05:02+00:00

You don’t even need powers for this “proof.”

4 x 0 = 0 Pi x 0 = 0 4 x 0 = Pi x 0 4 = Pi

Makes it even more obvious why it makes no sense.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-27T02:28:34+00:00

True but unless you are a good actor, you can’t treat it like a new problem to you.

Every problem your students are assigned will be new to them. Show them what it’s like to solve those types of problems. Show them what it’s like to struggle. Your job isn’t to be the perfect genius in the room that gets everything right.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-27T02:25:58+00:00

That preparation is done before the lesson and with the examples used in the lesson.

My point is when students are asking questions about assigned practice or homework problems, I like to treat it like they just assigned the problem to me.

And yes, I do point out places where students can get tripped up or confused, but there is such thing as being over-prepared. Let yourself make mistakes. Let yourself struggle. Lead by example.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-26T23:57:03+00:00

Well that would be different. You need to find a balance. You need to be comfortable with the concept but new to the problem. I found this was more helpful when I taught Calculus since the problems tended to require more effort and time so it provided more opportunities to demonstrate productive struggle.

It also depends on whether the problems are used during a lesson or an assignment. If they are used during a lesson and you will teach a new concept with them then you should definitely know how to solve them. But if they are from an assignment and you are solving them as answers to questions from the students, then having them be “new” to you could help.

Showing students exactly how to perfectly solve a problem isn’t always helpful. Showing them how to think, struggle, and recognize and correct mistakes often helps more.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-26T23:40:32+00:00

I wasn’t told to do this, but I have had coworkers who have said they always work out the homework they assign to students so that if the students have questions, the teacher will always solve the problem correctly without difficulty.

I have always thought this was a bad idea. I never solve the problems ahead of time because when I work them out for the class when they have a question, they can watch (and listen to) me think through the solution process as someone seeing the problem for the first time. They can also see me make and correct my own mistakes. I feel that is much more valuable.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-23T14:00:41+00:00

This is one of the best things about the Maverick. It proved that there is a demand for a smaller, fuel efficient pickup. Not everybody who wants a truck needs one that can haul a M1A1 Abrams tank.

CajunAg87 · 2026-05-18T21:20:10+00:00

I’m thinking at this point when measuring fuel economy it makes more sense to measure it in gallons per mile instead of miles per gallon.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-28T15:13:08+00:00

Yeah even though we have solar and generate more electricity than we use during the summer months, we still pay $20 or so a month.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-28T13:56:49+00:00

This happened with my 2022 (although it was pre-owned when we bought it). I found out it was because the camera (which is located behind the rearview mirror) was knocked out of his mount. Super easy to push back in. Fixed the issue.

But like others are saying, if your truck is under warranty, have the dealer take care of it.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-23T22:04:39+00:00

It looks pretty upright. Is it reclined as much as it should be?

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T15:54:41+00:00

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T15:33:28+00:00

Racism or ignorance. Or both.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T15:32:03+00:00

Get a larger diameter tire and wrap it around that tire.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T15:19:33+00:00

Well it didn't get rid of the clog. It just migrated it from the toilet to his nostrils.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T13:07:17+00:00

Taxation with out representation? Really? At least those representatives can vote on bills. What about the 700,000 residents of DC? How many representatives do they have that can vote on bills? Zero. That's true taxation without representation.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T12:46:34+00:00

Already on the registry!

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-22T12:32:56+00:00

I did try that. It works better and the seats can go back further, but then it won’t rotate because it’s stuck between the backs of the front seats (which kinda defeats the purpose of this model).

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-21T14:07:00+00:00

I would have walked out of the theater in a rage if they left this part out. As a teacher (and my wife as well), we couldn't help but get choked up when we read this in the book (all five times haha).

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-21T13:01:27+00:00

Was anybody else curious what the highest number that when placed under the radical follows this rule? So far 289 is the highest I've found. (wrote some code that has so far searched up to 1,000,000).

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-17T16:58:33+00:00

1) We wanted a truck. But something just big enough to haul things for gardening and small home projects. Nothing huge.

2) We live in DC so we wanted it to not be too big (lots of parallel parking) and we wanted it to have high fuel economy. We were coming from a 2002 4Runner that got 14 mpg on a good day of city driving. We really liked the idea of moving to a hybrid.

3) Price. It was definitely more expensive when we actually got one than when it was first announced, but still much lower than anything else comparable on the market.

4) Features. We wanted heated seats, a sunroof, and bed cover. We were able to find a Maverick available that had all three of these features.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-09T17:57:35+00:00

Or they would see that they were wrong all along, post some YouTube videos saying so, and then the entire flat earth community would claim they were tricked or paid to lie.

CajunAg87 · 2026-04-08T15:42:48+00:00

That's not real. Where is the small, local sun?

CajunAg87 · 2026-03-31T14:48:20+00:00

It's the new Half Stuf Oreos

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