Calculus By Day Grounds Keeper Later During The Same

It has been an interesting start to the school year.  In fact, I may be underestimating reality when I say that.  As usual, my class schedule does not resemble the one that I had on paper last May.  I was ready to become a Georgia Math GPS teachin' machine.  Math I and Math II and Math III.  The gods of class schedules stopped me in my tracks, even though I took that summer quadratics class.

I find myself teaching a new math review course and Math II and AP Calculus AB.  At least, I know Math II - its all about those quadratics and them circles. I am excited about teaching AP Calc. But it has been a while since I took the AP course and that Tardis trip back to  IU and M215 (now M211) was so long ago. So I taken to sleeping with several calculus text books. My latest goal is written on the inside cover of my old Anton, Calculus book.

I have an interesting observation about the new GA Math Curriculum.  The students in my AP course have   a mixture of math experience; both curricula are represented by the kids.. Those "new math students" seems to have a better understanding of those troublesome math concepts - domain and range and end behavior and blah blah blah functions. It appears that the new curriculum is aiming to get kids ready for college math. I will become a "matheist" if they make me teach Algebra I ever again.

I also, have expanded my coaching duties,  adding assistant girls fast pitch to my list of coaching titles.  We are basically the boys baseball staff plus one or two other coaches. Our first game was last Wednesday.  The girls lost a heart breaker 7-6 but this team is promising.

I played score keeper for the game.  I often keep score at ball games. Most recently I penciled out the Rome Braves game during our annual July 4th  baseball adventure.  We watched the game while the baby sat in the rest room texting me trying to find the right words to get me to take her home.  

On  Wednesday, I had no pencil.  The pen and I combined to make that score card look like a monkey's handiwork. The monkey stayed with me today when I learned  to drive a zero turn lawnmower.  I zigzagged through the outfield drawing crazy patterns that my calculus students will have to sort out.