Woke up early to go to the gym before school. As I was walking in, I got the call that school was closed due to poor road conditions (roads were bad - super icy today because of rain and cold temps overnight). Cool. Extra time. Nope. I didn't pack any exercise clothes in my bag, just my work clothes. 😑 This is my Thursday morning toot.

I love my chalkboard. I also love when I have fun diagrams left over from the previous day. Very science. Such chemistry.

Today in the classroom: First year chem will do atomic structure/periodic table Jeopardy. It's our most recent unit, so it should break up the paperwork monotony a little. Winners are eligible to pull an trinket form a box of junk I found in a closet (think dentist treasure chest type stuff). Second year chem is slogging through bonding theory. We've done three days of modeling, today we'll look at physical properties in a simple lab. #chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

Letting go of my anxiety over yesterday is proving easier said than done this morning.

Today in the classroom: It's a new day. I'm heading back into first year chem with a clean slate. We're splitting time today between starting a high-level survey of each standard this semester and creating a concept map showing relationships. The rest of the time is corrections on the last test. Second year chem will do some work with bond types and bond lengths. They'll take a short quiz tomorrow on VSEPR geometry based on Lewis diagrams. #chemistry #teaching :cupofcoffee:

Thinking about my painting tonight. I was super happy with the house in the woods because I slowly built up value as contrast. Two others I've tried this week just aren't working for me. I'm not happy with my water management and how I lost the flow midway. They feel blocky and muddy. I have two sketches I'd like to paint, but I'm not in the mood tonight. Hopefully a lot of sleep and a better day tomorrow will help.

I've read this like three times and I'm still thinking about how I might be able to use some of these ideas in my own toy projects. Writing Python like it’s Rust | Kobzol’s blog

Kobzol’s blog

Writing Python like it’s Rust

You can check out a YouTube recording of a talk based on this blog post.

I really hate that my days start really well and then end really poorly. My middle classes are _rough_ and I'm really ready for a break. I've started coming down hard on behaviors because it just needs to stop. It isn't many, but the ones causing problems are disrupting the entire room. I'm frustrated and we lose momentum toward making progress. Today was really hard. I need to drink some tea and figure out how to come back ready to reconcile and move on tomorrow.

Today in the classroom: First year chem tests were okay. The biggest problem was on explanations and justifications, so we'll revisit writing good answers. Today, they're going to review the concept of unit conversions and ratios with three team challenges in the lab all based on mols. Second year chem is finishing a simulation on bonding and practicing hybrid orbital formation/description/shapes. #teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee:

We put the kids to bed last night and I fell asleep almost immediately on the couch. I woke up and went to bed before 9 and slept until my alarm at 6. Not sure what's happening to me c