Ed Rasimus is a retired Air Force jet jock who now teaches history in public schools. And he writes a blog. In the article linked below, Ed answers a request I made to explain the difference between a democracy, a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Teaching
Mandarin
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In my work as a teacher of software engineering where several computer languages are needed to solve a problem, I occasionally encounter a high school or college Computer Science undergraduate who will ask, “What [computer] language should I learn so … Continue reading
Two Days of Mentoring
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Two routes to get here, via Los Angeles or on secondaries, and two choices for the mode of transportation, flying or driving. It’s five hours flying from Phoenix an hour away. That’s a 1/2 hour to the airport arriving 90 … Continue reading
Curiosity Begins
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Curiosity is on it’s way this morning to Mars for the next eight months. Launched this morning atop an Atlas V vehicle, Curiosity is the size of a small car, several times the weight, and carries many times the scientific … Continue reading
Engineers!
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I just love engineers. I’m teaching a “remote” class through the web and by telephone this week. I can “see” the computers on which the attendees are working the lab instructions we provide. Over the phone I hear a strong … Continue reading
Fast Eddie’s Wisdom
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Those who can teach, should. Those who can’t, should sit down and stop embarrassing themselves.
Not a Good Start
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Badge lady in sour mood No paperwork for Visitor badge No cell phone number for company contact Equipment still in receiving two miles away Class arrives 30 minutes early Half of class does not have prerequisites Two people missing, two … Continue reading
Too Many Chiefs
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I’m co-teaching this week with another SME (Subject Matter Expert). We both know the same core facts but we’ve used them in different ways for some very different systems. We’ve been wanting to co-teach like this so we can learn … Continue reading
Handing Over the Pen
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Midday yesterday, the twelve senior engineers flipped from skepticism to “how do I …?” The software is very complex. It encompasses multiple computers with 4.5 operating systems (two are very similar so they only count as 1.5) and dozens of … Continue reading
Into the Clouds
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The Cloud sounds like a good idea. You put pictures and files into the cloud and others can get them back out no matter where they are: New York, Scottsdale, at a McDonalds in Illinois or the Starbucks in Bucharest. … Continue reading