I come from a family of engineers. They feed their experiences and expertise back into me. In turn, I feed that back to my students, who call me their third grandmother. I can give real life experiences easier than most math teachers. Whenever a student tells me what their major is, I ask them why they plan to study it. What are your plans for that major? That is my engineering mind at work. I preach, especially in my higher level classes, to be a math minor. You never know what life brings you. You should have it in the bag just in case. |