Megan Parise Schmidt
@veganmathbeagle.bsky.social
Mathematician, beagle enthusiast, sober educators, instructional coach. #MTBoS
"For best results, weigh dry ingredients with a kitchen scale"
Me: oh, fuck off.
Me: oh, fuck off.
May 10, 2025 at 2:33 AM
"For best results, weigh dry ingredients with a kitchen scale"
Me: oh, fuck off.
Me: oh, fuck off.
Ok so I've been thinking about math assessment where instead of specific questions, it's a conversation with AI where the kid can get in the moment feedback. Does something like this exist? @ddmeyer.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Ok so I've been thinking about math assessment where instead of specific questions, it's a conversation with AI where the kid can get in the moment feedback. Does something like this exist? @ddmeyer.bsky.social
Your phone can tell you the temperature of your living room, which lights are on, who's at your front door, what's in your fridge, and when the washing machine is done.
But for some reason, we still want kids to graph shit by hand.
But for some reason, we still want kids to graph shit by hand.
February 18, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Your phone can tell you the temperature of your living room, which lights are on, who's at your front door, what's in your fridge, and when the washing machine is done.
But for some reason, we still want kids to graph shit by hand.
But for some reason, we still want kids to graph shit by hand.
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Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
Her job is to remove homeless people from SF's parks. Her methods are extraordinary
Instead of forcing people out of Golden Gate Park, ranger Amanda Barrows helps them find housing.
sfstandard.com
February 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Fascinating profile of a park ranger in San Francisco who works with unhoused residents and has adopted the novel tactic of treating them like human beings, building relationships, and helping them access resources on their own timeline.
I made a rat.
February 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I made a rat.
I noticed today that all of the US coins on Polypad are facing backwards. There is no way to turn them around that I could find. This feels like a purposeful decision, and I'm super curious about it. #mtbos #iteachmath
January 24, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I noticed today that all of the US coins on Polypad are facing backwards. There is no way to turn them around that I could find. This feels like a purposeful decision, and I'm super curious about it. #mtbos #iteachmath
Burt are 2 noses and one eyeball before anyone knew.
January 3, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Burt are 2 noses and one eyeball before anyone knew.
Here's what you get when you Google "real life applications trigonometry pictures."
It's such a mystery why kids don't believe us when we say math is useful.
It's such a mystery why kids don't believe us when we say math is useful.
December 11, 2024 at 4:49 AM
Here's what you get when you Google "real life applications trigonometry pictures."
It's such a mystery why kids don't believe us when we say math is useful.
It's such a mystery why kids don't believe us when we say math is useful.
Can I just list my 20 books all in a row or do I really have to tweet them one per day?
December 8, 2024 at 10:37 PM
Can I just list my 20 books all in a row or do I really have to tweet them one per day?
S: Maybe we should get Grandpa a replica Panthers Stanley cup for $200.
M: that's more expensive than like an actual Stanley cup.
Me: 😐
M: that's more expensive than like an actual Stanley cup.
Me: 😐
December 8, 2024 at 10:34 PM
S: Maybe we should get Grandpa a replica Panthers Stanley cup for $200.
M: that's more expensive than like an actual Stanley cup.
Me: 😐
M: that's more expensive than like an actual Stanley cup.
Me: 😐
"I'm totally motivated to do math now that you told me it might useful to solve unrelated, irrelevant problems in my undefined future."
December 3, 2024 at 7:31 AM
"I'm totally motivated to do math now that you told me it might useful to solve unrelated, irrelevant problems in my undefined future."
*tap tap
Ambitious, equitable mathematics instruction across the board will make standardized test scores irrelevant.
Ambitious, equitable mathematics instruction across the board will make standardized test scores irrelevant.
December 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM
*tap tap
Ambitious, equitable mathematics instruction across the board will make standardized test scores irrelevant.
Ambitious, equitable mathematics instruction across the board will make standardized test scores irrelevant.
You know how you put stuff away for a while and you forget it exists? Here's a whole bag of crochet animal body parts.
December 1, 2024 at 8:06 PM
You know how you put stuff away for a while and you forget it exists? Here's a whole bag of crochet animal body parts.
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She has no business being dead.
November 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
She has no business being dead.
Geomagic squares are my new favorite thing
November 28, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Geomagic squares are my new favorite thing
My first post will be beagle-related. (Ok, one of them isn't technically a beagle, but don't tell him)
June 26, 2024 at 7:56 PM
My first post will be beagle-related. (Ok, one of them isn't technically a beagle, but don't tell him)