I am back home, and ready to explode into a jig at any moment.
The conference vastly improved once I forgot about that girl and found a very cute french boy... the joys of playing on both sides of the team.
Not only did I learn a lot, and meet a lot of great people; I have been motivated to do a few crazy things...
1) I am going to try and teach a math course here at Dal... other masters students have done it, and I want one!
2) I am organizing a program for this september to help with academically poorer students in highschool.. I tutored enough kids this year in grade twelve who had no math skills whatsoever. They may be having fun now, but these kids need those skills for the future, however they were all rich kids so I am sure they will have a fine life.
It is the poor ones I worry about, I was once in their boots; I failed highschool math, because my teachers sucked and thought I was a trouble maker and not worth the trouble, and we could never afford a tutor. I was lucky, I have a knack for the stuff so I finally picked it up easily, however I am sure most kids are not so lucky. I am hoping to take on the troublemakers too, given my highschool history I can deal with those jerks and show them education can be useful for fighting "the man" and thus fun!
3) I am switching from Quantum Computing/Cryptography to Differential geometry for my masters thesis. I chose the original field for it's safety, ease (the cryptography part) and ability to be sold off to private industry/goverment/military, I have decided to do something much more esoteric, and less rewarding. I feel like less of a whore now, and the inner punk is happy.
Once I get less lazy I am going to post my Montreal pictures, and I want to put up a photoset soon for SB forum, that first one helped with my ego! Believe it or not I am really shy and I usually assume everyone is going to attack me, hence my humbleness. SB forum is filled with really nice people
So thank you everyone who commented on it!
The conference vastly improved once I forgot about that girl and found a very cute french boy... the joys of playing on both sides of the team.
Not only did I learn a lot, and meet a lot of great people; I have been motivated to do a few crazy things...
1) I am going to try and teach a math course here at Dal... other masters students have done it, and I want one!
2) I am organizing a program for this september to help with academically poorer students in highschool.. I tutored enough kids this year in grade twelve who had no math skills whatsoever. They may be having fun now, but these kids need those skills for the future, however they were all rich kids so I am sure they will have a fine life.
It is the poor ones I worry about, I was once in their boots; I failed highschool math, because my teachers sucked and thought I was a trouble maker and not worth the trouble, and we could never afford a tutor. I was lucky, I have a knack for the stuff so I finally picked it up easily, however I am sure most kids are not so lucky. I am hoping to take on the troublemakers too, given my highschool history I can deal with those jerks and show them education can be useful for fighting "the man" and thus fun!
3) I am switching from Quantum Computing/Cryptography to Differential geometry for my masters thesis. I chose the original field for it's safety, ease (the cryptography part) and ability to be sold off to private industry/goverment/military, I have decided to do something much more esoteric, and less rewarding. I feel like less of a whore now, and the inner punk is happy.
Once I get less lazy I am going to post my Montreal pictures, and I want to put up a photoset soon for SB forum, that first one helped with my ego! Believe it or not I am really shy and I usually assume everyone is going to attack me, hence my humbleness. SB forum is filled with really nice people
So thank you everyone who commented on it!
yay u definitely should do a set! im looking forward to see it!!!