I struggled for a ridiculously long time coming up with appropriate terminology for this post. Have you noticed that the more important something is to you, the harder it is to find words for it? I’m trying to describe my new position as the OK-INBRE Biosciences Outreach Representative for Tulsa Community College and my reaction […]
Category Archives: Lifelong Learning
I’ve got a puzzle for you: Who’s paid barely enough to keep her cable TV from getting disconnected, required to be available on a moment’s notice, sometimes rudely disrespected on the job, and receives no employee benefits whatsoever? Did you guess a substitute teacher? With the coveted job perks I just mentioned, you’d have to be […]
Have you ever taken the time to study tree rings? When I taught eighth grade science, I conducted a lab each fall which analyzed tree rings for evidence of past events. It turns out, you can tell a lot from the cross-section of a tree. Thin rings indicate dry years; thick rings indicate a year […]
