Hello all! All of this alone time during Shelter in Place has allowed me quite a bit of time to consider things. It has been an interesting time of reflection for me. Especially with a variety of anniversaries looming on the horizon. June 6th will be 1 year out from the orchi, June 28th 2 years since I legally became female and changed my name, July 3rd 3 years since I chose to take the leap and change my hormones.…
I got a letter from a student yesterday: Dear Mrs. K Denithorne (don’t know how to spell it), You are my favorite teacher because you made learning math, which I did not like, easier and teaching me to think of different ways to solve a problem not just giving up in math and other things. Something that I will miss from your class is how comfortable you made it and how you had a fun way of teaching. This letter…
This school year I have had the amazing opportunity to teach an applied mathematics course where we have used mathematics concepts to create art. This post is about a project that I made for the students to learn the process of using proportional reasoning to create a large scale paper mache object. I didn’t have a Teddy Bear while growing up, I had a stuffed penguin. I slept with that penguin forever. Eventually it acted as a pillow that I…
I have been searching for a nice feminine hat and have been disappointed by the available selections. Sure there are quite a few baseball caps out there that are pretty cute, however I really like to wear wide brim hats. Remember that whole skin cancer thing I mentioned awhile back? Well I keep imagining them having to take that kind of slice out of my face and yikes that is some scary shit! So, yeah, the least I can do…
