Jennifer Michaelis

you know, that redheaded math teacher (pronounced mih-KAY-liss)
Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.
#MTBoS #kindnessmatters

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

Hey @Walgreens do you monitor this account and deal with customer service and privacy concerns with your pharmacies? I’d like to share something privately if possible. Thank you.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

People of X how can I help my sister get a bib for the #BostonMarathon? She has struck out on every front last year and the year before and is looking for wisdom and help. She does qualify! :)

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@dunkindonuts — pretty please with strawberry frosted & sprinkles on top!!

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@LLBean I got the drop today! Then 2.5 hours later, I got an email that my order (1 tote & 1 sweater) was cancelled. 😭 If you do this again would you consider “dibs” for those of us in this situation? I was in and paid by 10:02 so the 12:32 “oops sorry” was a sad surprise. TY!

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@JokersTBS It’s “rhyme without reason day” for Spirit Week and Tonka Jahari showed up with “safari”!

[BucciOT.Com @Buccigross]

My eyes were wet from start to finish. I thought of being little in a big world & watching my son's first tries at this mad game. ESPN's Open to the NHL season is beautiful. I didn't expect to cry today-this is stunning. There's nothing like this sport. We at ESPN love the sport as you do. ❤️ Enjoy.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@LLBean I got the drop today! Then 2.5 hours later, I got an email that my order (1 tote & 1 sweater) was cancelled. 😭 If you do this again would you consider “dibs” for those of us in this situation? I was in and paid by 10:02 so the 12:32 “oops sorry” was a sad surprise. TY!

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

My toddler niece rocks her @vans!

[Steven Strogatz @stevenstrogatz]

When I start teaching complex analysis on Monday, I've been wondering what to say to my class about why math is still worth studying in the age of AI.

Here is Francis Su's (@mathyawp) answer: studying math develops human virtues like tenacity and creativity.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@FreddyLA7 West Point for a home Army game

[The Math Flow @TheMathFlow]

Sine and Cosine waves are...nothing but the shadows of a spinning circle.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@AP_Trevor is there a way to see what percentage of students taking the BC Calculus exam took AB previously? (Not the subscore, but took the classes in sequence.)

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@dunkindonuts opened at 5. WHM walked over at 5:05 and was already 20th in line. 😆 It is not the only option in this terminal. It’s just that Boston runs on Dunkin.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@AgathaChocolats “Hide the ugly part” failed us.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

Preach! We may have singlehandedly
turned Target’s numbers around.

[Simon Holland @simoncholland]

If you thought college tuition was expensive, wait until that last minute run to Target to get her all the toiletries she will need.

[Geoffrey Miller @gmiller]

This is the central problem with higher education in the age of AI.

We can't require students to do take-home writing assignments (e.g. term papers) any more, because most will cheat and have ChatGPT or Claude or Grok do the writing.

But we can't teach critical thinking, rationality, perseverance, & scholarship without requiring writing assignments that they work on -- researching, drafting, editing, revising, polishing -- over a period of days or weeks.

The result may be a whole generation of students who can't really write, or think, or articulate what they really believe and value, and why.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

I signed up and committed to running an SAT/ACT Math prep "camp" at my school's summer camps. It's 4 hours daily, M-F, 1 week. I'll start & end w/practice tests, but I'm debating how to frame the rest of the time. Have you done this? What worked best for you? #MTBoS #ITeachMath

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@pamjwilson @druinok I sat in an AP Stats pbl-based-approach session this past week and missed her deeply. She would have been in her element!!

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

Feeling so very sad today and thinking of @druinok. We will forever miss you, Shelli. I am a better teacher and person because of you.

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@Mrs_CHibbard @FiveThirtyEight Sorry I am late to reply! But that does not mean I don’t appreciate this. Belated “thank you!” — this is great!

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

#MTBoS I'm re-working a #stats unit for our h.s. Geometry course, & I'm looking for fun data science articles for examples. I used to rely on @FiveThirtyEight for such stuff, but it's gone. What are your new data go-to's? (Think: entertainment, sports, education ... NO politics)

[Jennifer Michaelis @MichaelisMath]

@SDWesq Haven't you always wanted a monkey?