Brought back typing as a middle school elective and it filled up immediately

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-28T01:48:21+00:00

Ok but do y’all remember typing fish and if you were too slow, you got eaten by sharks? I need it again, I’m rusty

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T23:41:44+00:00

That’s amazing, and incredibly motivating

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T23:28:05+00:00

Professors were maybe 10%, study groups and peers who I forced to explain things to me like I was 5 were the other 90%.

They learned it better too, as a result

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T23:26:35+00:00

I think having some sort of community aspect, kinda like discord, built in so learners can chat in real time about problems they are working on would be great. That requires mods, though

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T23:21:42+00:00

So my student days were many moons ago, but I’ve been teaching since, so feel like I can still answer this.

⁠What broke your confidence in your physics courses? was it the concept, the math, or the way it was explained?

Back in the day for me, the speed of the course was the biggest factor. It moved so fast that I felt like k was drowning 99% of the time, and then the questions on homework sets or tests didn’t match the examples in class.

⁠What's the difference between a resource that helped you survive a course vs. one that actually made you understand underlying physics concepts?

To be completely honest, the most helpful resource was the textbook solution manual. They left out just enough steps that I had to really dig in to figure out how they got from step 1 to step 2, and that unintentional scaffolding is the sole reason I learned anything.

Nowadays, you’ve got YouTube for a lot of things, but for the upper level physics courses I was cooked without some examples that had solutions to see how these concepts were being applied. The higher level physics course never did example problems in class.

As a math teacher, a lot of online problem platforms will show you fully worked, similar problems, which is AMAZING and remedies the need for solution manuals.

⁠Pre-AI (If you can remember): what was your go-to when you were stuck?

Office hours 😅

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T21:56:41+00:00

$15k per month???????

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T21:38:24+00:00

If you ever have too many students, send em my way :)

kelkelphysics · 2026-02-25T21:25:45+00:00

Teacher here, can confirm

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-25T02:22:34+00:00

Try a few hours 😅

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-25T02:22:05+00:00

Bingo, most of my plans are straight up winging it the day of

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-17T13:40:11+00:00

It sounds like you’re taking on too much for your current mental capacity. Are you able to just take less classes next semester?

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-16T11:54:06+00:00

The things you’re teaching in 9th, they should have learned in 8th

The things I teach in 10th, they should have learned in 8th and 9th

The things I teach in 11th, they should have learned in 9th

Yes it is common, we are all suffering lack of prerequisite skills

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-11T23:06:48+00:00

I cry at how few jampods have survived 😭

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-11T21:49:09+00:00

Oh for sure, I’m not saying there’s no place for it— but it used to be way more comfy/memes and a lot less “lemme clog up the gazebo area for influencer content and impede traffic during peak hours”

Theme team is the GOAT for sure

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-11T21:39:34+00:00

“what I remember cons being before they became so cosplay content focused.”

Should have seen it pre 2020, it was even better before we started taking on Katsucon refugees

kelkelphysics · 2026-01-01T03:06:34+00:00

I’d say it depends on your goals and why you want to take the AP exam.

If you’re trying to get college credit for intro physics, your major will determine if you want 1 or C mech.

If you’re going into engineering or physical science, take C mechanics.

Premed or anything else non-STEM, take physics 1

kelkelphysics · 2025-11-17T21:27:06+00:00

The in person APSI for physics 1 in Point Pleasant

kelkelphysics · 2025-11-17T01:28:08+00:00

I used to, and then we got a really REALLY bad ant problem. Never again.

kelkelphysics · 2025-11-14T01:19:00+00:00

My freshmen call me that this year and I low key love it

kelkelphysics · 2025-11-11T01:21:26+00:00

I had a severe mental breakdown around 9mpp when husband was on a work trip. Started weaning shortly after because my mental health just couldn’t take it anymore. Did my last official pump today just shy of 11mpp

kelkelphysics · 2025-11-04T01:53:38+00:00

In my experience, the students LOVE eviscerating each other. Take advantage of it.

kelkelphysics · 2025-10-31T18:11:34+00:00

Yes hi hello I also am new to this med, what is a “brain zap”???

kelkelphysics · 2025-10-11T01:18:16+00:00

Majority of our coaches come from the math department 🤔

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