shou4577

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   by shou4577 16y ago

   I realize that using words like "vector" and "combinatorics" are poor choices. This is part of the problem. It is difficult to come up with a good metaphor that is simultaneously interesting and meaningful. I think the Rubik's cube is a gre
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   by shou4577 16y ago

   Agreed. I'm currently in your same position, only a few years ahead (in my second year of grad school, currently). When I try to explain math research to people, I too am left with strange looks. I think most people honestly think that math
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   by shou4577 16y ago

   I don't know the original poster's reasons, but there are definitely some benefits to teacher's unions. My wife, a special education teacher, teaches at a pretty low income middle school. The school has a lot of problems, particularly with