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03/100 days of productivity study buddy.☁️☕

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postcards from 1914 and 1960

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made some random postcards out of stuff i see on here (i got the stamps from @stamp-it-to-me thank you for your service! the beautiful background photos were taken by Paul Ferraris and Dimitris Tamvakos!)

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A simple reminder.

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I really love handwritten letters and it’s been so long since I’ve gotten or even sent any, so I’m trying to find new pen pals!! If you know any good ways to find pen pals or if you might want to be pen pals, let me know!

#snail mail #penpal #pen pal #studyblr #letters

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“Keep in mind that progress takes time. Changes are happening, but you may not be able to notice from one day to the next. Stay strong, keep persistent, and have faith that your actions are paying off; one cent at a time.”

— Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

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“Letter writing can be seen as a gift because someone has taken his/her time to write and think and express love.” ― Soraya Diase Coffelt

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05.16.2020

Today was supposed to be my graduation from grad school and I’m a little sad that it isn’t happening. I’m actually close with my cohort this time and I was looking forward to celebrating together.

#studyblr #stem students #grad studyblr #grad school #graduation

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Please try to stop doubting yourself. Truly. Be confident in the person whom you are becoming.

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One of the striking things about math education for me is that most of the common objections to how the material is taught have really simple answers, but I have never in my life heard a math instructor provide those answers.

For example, something you hear a lot is: “why am I losing points for not showing my work when I got the correct answer?”, or even “why are we being told to use this procedure at all when the answers are so obvious?”.

There answer to both of those questions, of course, is: “Because what’s actually being taught is a problem-solving method that works for big and complicated problems as well as small and simple ones. We practice it with the simple ones first so that you can easily compare your intuitive solution with the results of applying the method and know whether you did it right. That way, when we get to the complicated ones where the intuitive approach doesn’t work, you can have confidence that you practised the method correctly.”

Not once in two decades of schooling did I hear that rationale offered – if an instructor deigned to address the objections at all, their response typically boiled down to some variation of “because this is how it’s done”.

Like, what’s difficult about this?

#education #this is exactly what i try to explain to my students #you need to show your work! #we start with the easy stuff on purpose so you can practice first

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Please give yourself more credit, my friend.

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Every day is a good day when you are able to walk away from things that inhibit your growth.

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin

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5.11.2020

What is UP my dudes. I had totally forgotten about this blog but tumblr sent me a warning that if I didn’t sign in they’d give away my url, so I’m back!

Quick updates:

I finished undergrad with a shitty GPA and very little confidence in my ability to do science. I felt like my professors were treating me differently because I’m trans. Certain department heads definitely didn’t act like they had faith in me. So I decided to quit academia all together! It’s a broken institution and my mental health could not handle it.

I finished my MAT in Science Education with a 3.9 GPA! I’m rediscovering my love for physics while teaching it at a high school level. I’m really excited to move back to my hometown and work with underserved populations at the end of this summer!

#studyblr #physics #physics studyblr #stem students #diversity in stem #stemblr

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It’s time to rise up. Stand up. Fight for your dreams and your goals. But, stop for breaks when you need to. Recharging is just as important as grinding.

Nicole Addison @thepowerwithin (via thepowerwithin)

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microeconomic notes today ft new modern renaissance palette and a peak into my pencil case !!!

#this is so cute!