Decision Making in Problem Solving
Grading Web Dev Projects
I've struggled to efficiently grade web dev projects this year. Github Classroom is kind of a pain becuase I need to go to each repo individually and students are struggling with the git workflow. I decided to take that out for now. The next best method is to have them zip project files and then submit the zipped archive that I can extract. It was still a lot of clicking between folders.
Then, I realized (finally) that I can just extract the directories into one parent folder and run Python's built-in HTTP server. It makes clicking around the projects much easier and I can pop open the source tab right in the browser. No more opening and closing files between apps.
I wish I'd thought of this back in September.
Blog Questions Challenge 2025
Lab Music
My students were incredible with the iodine clock lab. Given the complexity of the procedure and the accuracy with which they needed to measure, they rose to the occasion.
Everyone split into their groups and immediately read the materials lists and read the procedure before even getting chemicals. They measured stock, asked good questions ("Is tap water okay?") and delegated tasks.
The soft click of glassware and hush of partners cooperating was musical.
Iodine Clock Saga
I wrestled hard with an iodine clock reaction this week. I haven't taught kinetics in many years, so I was re-learning a lot as I went. I'm still confused a little by the data I got vs what I expected, but I think it's a case of the real world being much messier than practice problems.
I Remain Conflicted Over Generative AI
Things We Learned about LLMs in 2024
Spending One Million Dollars
One of my kids said tonight that they want to have 84 children. Another one of the kids exclaimed, "It'll take, like, five million dollars to feed them." That got me wondering if my wife and I have spent one million dollars in our time together.
Our rough estimate using our general food budget, mortgage payment, and house expenses (electricity, gas, and taxes) would take us 40 years to spend one million dollars. We live modestly, but that number was higher than I expected, honestly.
It reminded me of the "one billion dollars" on MS notepad video (lots of NSFW language, so be careful). The fact that there are people with multiple hundreds of this kind of money is nauseating.
Some Design Tweaks
Revamping my Server Logs
Wrapping My 2024 Goals
Look to the Floor
December 2024 Reading
Improvements to OutcomeMaps This Year
Still Trying to Determine Proficiency in Standards Based Grading
November 2024 Reading
October 2024 Reading
Adding ShareOpenly to Posts
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Chicken Weekend, 2024
September 2024 Reading
It Finally Feels Autumnish
Things To Do
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Starting the Web Programming Class
On Local Timelines
Long Lake
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Goals Check In
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The Last Word, 23-24
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