Attitude of Gratitude – December 14, 2017 – For the Love of Pi
My sister is a math whiz and a phenomenal math teacher for both the math phobic and the math gifted. She found her calling early in life – before she even looked like she her self was out of high school. In her first teaching job, she was routinely asked if she had a hall pass and some of her students were just a couple years her junior. She’s been at this math teaching gig for 32 years now. She is now teaching the children of some of her students, and for those that liked to multiply early, maybe even their children.
She loves to celebrate Pi day (3/14) – in some pretty unique ways. Yes this is her head and it’s remarkable how little gray hair she has from teaching teenagers for the past 3+ decades. It’s her sense of humor and overall zen approach to life that keeps her happily in that game. It’s very much fun to hear her stories about her Math counts groups and the other little genius’ who grace her days. I asked her how many student’s she’s had and it’s over 3000. What an impact she’s made.
I figured on 12/14, I would celebrate and appreciate her as after all 12/14 has the number 12 and if you add the digits – 1+2=3. Okay this is a stretch – but she’s worth celebrating nevertheless. Besides being a dedicated professional, she has been a fantastic friend and the best sister I could ever hope for. I got to enjoy her company several times this year. Even camped in my “moho” in her driveway for the weekend camping trip in the CT burbs. She lives in a wonderful park like setting, has the occassional bear visit and has some majestic trees that call her yard home. It was a very nice place to camp for a couple days. I wonder if she ever got the electrial fixed from that visit…..
