Carl
@mathowitz.bsky.social
Former HS Math teacher looking for my next role. I write about math, education, music, food, parenting, travel, tinkering... all with a side of snarkiness, sarcasm and self-deprecation.
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Carl
@mathowitz.bsky.social
· Sep 19
Over my last 7yrs in the classroom I wrote guided, student centric lessons for all of Alg2, PC & AB Calc
Nothing overly creative, pretty standard curriculum/concepts, but it got students to engage with the material & make connections without explicit teacher instruction
#MTBoS
#iTeachMath
#MathSky
Nothing overly creative, pretty standard curriculum/concepts, but it got students to engage with the material & make connections without explicit teacher instruction
#MTBoS
#iTeachMath
#MathSky
Any math teachers need a piece of history?
February 20, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Any math teachers need a piece of history?
Happy Fat Fire Horse Tuesday.
Did i get that right?
Did i get that right?
February 17, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Happy Fat Fire Horse Tuesday.
Did i get that right?
Did i get that right?
What do you notice? What do you wonder?
I notice mountain effect is real.
I wonder if anybody thought through the impact of having the low end and high end of the color scale the same color...
I notice mountain effect is real.
I wonder if anybody thought through the impact of having the low end and high end of the color scale the same color...
February 17, 2026 at 4:46 PM
What do you notice? What do you wonder?
I notice mountain effect is real.
I wonder if anybody thought through the impact of having the low end and high end of the color scale the same color...
I notice mountain effect is real.
I wonder if anybody thought through the impact of having the low end and high end of the color scale the same color...
Reading through a contract
1. All employees are expected to use company-provided equipment & resources, such as computers, laptops [...]
10. Employees shall supply at its sole expense, all equipment,
materials and/or supplies to accomplish the work to be performed.
Make it make sense
1. All employees are expected to use company-provided equipment & resources, such as computers, laptops [...]
10. Employees shall supply at its sole expense, all equipment,
materials and/or supplies to accomplish the work to be performed.
Make it make sense
February 16, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Reading through a contract
1. All employees are expected to use company-provided equipment & resources, such as computers, laptops [...]
10. Employees shall supply at its sole expense, all equipment,
materials and/or supplies to accomplish the work to be performed.
Make it make sense
1. All employees are expected to use company-provided equipment & resources, such as computers, laptops [...]
10. Employees shall supply at its sole expense, all equipment,
materials and/or supplies to accomplish the work to be performed.
Make it make sense
I have an idea... what if we used the ICE approach on the Epstein files?
Anybody that is remotely suspected of wrong-doings (you know, liked named in files suggesting they were somehow a part of anything), we forgo due process, kidnap them and then figure it out after the fact?
Anybody that is remotely suspected of wrong-doings (you know, liked named in files suggesting they were somehow a part of anything), we forgo due process, kidnap them and then figure it out after the fact?
February 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I have an idea... what if we used the ICE approach on the Epstein files?
Anybody that is remotely suspected of wrong-doings (you know, liked named in files suggesting they were somehow a part of anything), we forgo due process, kidnap them and then figure it out after the fact?
Anybody that is remotely suspected of wrong-doings (you know, liked named in files suggesting they were somehow a part of anything), we forgo due process, kidnap them and then figure it out after the fact?
I love living in a state with salary transparency laws.
A company reached out for me to do some freelance work for them, "what's your desired hourly rate?"
"What is your anticipated hourly rate? Given Colorado's transparency laws, compensation range should be provided by the employer"
A company reached out for me to do some freelance work for them, "what's your desired hourly rate?"
"What is your anticipated hourly rate? Given Colorado's transparency laws, compensation range should be provided by the employer"
February 13, 2026 at 8:16 PM
I love living in a state with salary transparency laws.
A company reached out for me to do some freelance work for them, "what's your desired hourly rate?"
"What is your anticipated hourly rate? Given Colorado's transparency laws, compensation range should be provided by the employer"
A company reached out for me to do some freelance work for them, "what's your desired hourly rate?"
"What is your anticipated hourly rate? Given Colorado's transparency laws, compensation range should be provided by the employer"
24th Amendment: The right of citizens of the US to vote in any election, shall not be denied or abridged by the [govt] by reason of failure to pay any poll tax.
Free passports for all!!!
Free passports for all!!!
February 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
24th Amendment: The right of citizens of the US to vote in any election, shall not be denied or abridged by the [govt] by reason of failure to pay any poll tax.
Free passports for all!!!
Free passports for all!!!
Does anybody else just buy random protein on sale and then get home & figure out what to do with it?
The other day i picked up some “center cut beef shanks,” today I decided to smoke them for some flavor infusion & then braise to finish…
Which is apparently basically a smoked Osso Bucco
Who knew?
The other day i picked up some “center cut beef shanks,” today I decided to smoke them for some flavor infusion & then braise to finish…
Which is apparently basically a smoked Osso Bucco
Who knew?
February 12, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Does anybody else just buy random protein on sale and then get home & figure out what to do with it?
The other day i picked up some “center cut beef shanks,” today I decided to smoke them for some flavor infusion & then braise to finish…
Which is apparently basically a smoked Osso Bucco
Who knew?
The other day i picked up some “center cut beef shanks,” today I decided to smoke them for some flavor infusion & then braise to finish…
Which is apparently basically a smoked Osso Bucco
Who knew?
Happy Thursday.
On the struggle bus & desperately hoping my coffee kicks in, I was reminded of this gem (& Mike Dillion shredding the xylophone)
"now I'm older, brighter, wise beyond my years
Least I feel that way when I got my hot coffee in a paper cup"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi6t...
On the struggle bus & desperately hoping my coffee kicks in, I was reminded of this gem (& Mike Dillion shredding the xylophone)
"now I'm older, brighter, wise beyond my years
Least I feel that way when I got my hot coffee in a paper cup"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi6t...
RYAN MONTBLEAU - "Hot Coffee In A Paper Cup" (Live at JITV HQ in Los Angeles, CA 2016) #JAMINTHEVAN
YouTube video by Jam In The Van
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy Thursday.
On the struggle bus & desperately hoping my coffee kicks in, I was reminded of this gem (& Mike Dillion shredding the xylophone)
"now I'm older, brighter, wise beyond my years
Least I feel that way when I got my hot coffee in a paper cup"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi6t...
On the struggle bus & desperately hoping my coffee kicks in, I was reminded of this gem (& Mike Dillion shredding the xylophone)
"now I'm older, brighter, wise beyond my years
Least I feel that way when I got my hot coffee in a paper cup"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi6t...
I finally broke down and got another set of matching spice jar in order to complete the spice drawer
(I have jars for the little boxes in the corner but figured it wasn't worth transferring the little that was left in each...)
(I have jars for the little boxes in the corner but figured it wasn't worth transferring the little that was left in each...)
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I finally broke down and got another set of matching spice jar in order to complete the spice drawer
(I have jars for the little boxes in the corner but figured it wasn't worth transferring the little that was left in each...)
(I have jars for the little boxes in the corner but figured it wasn't worth transferring the little that was left in each...)
As a parent, good on you kid... but haven't we talked about only texting during school if it's an emergency?
As a former teacher, I can only imagine how his teacher is just thinking how this 10yo kid is such a pain in the ass.
As a former teacher, I can only imagine how his teacher is just thinking how this 10yo kid is such a pain in the ass.
February 10, 2026 at 9:24 PM
As a parent, good on you kid... but haven't we talked about only texting during school if it's an emergency?
As a former teacher, I can only imagine how his teacher is just thinking how this 10yo kid is such a pain in the ass.
As a former teacher, I can only imagine how his teacher is just thinking how this 10yo kid is such a pain in the ass.
In the past 45 years there have been 3 super bowl MVPs that were offensive players who didn't score.
The Patriots were involved in all 3.
Deion Branch
SB 39
Julian Edelmann
SB 53
Kenneth Walker III
SB 60
The Patriots were involved in all 3.
Deion Branch
SB 39
Julian Edelmann
SB 53
Kenneth Walker III
SB 60
February 9, 2026 at 2:47 PM
In the past 45 years there have been 3 super bowl MVPs that were offensive players who didn't score.
The Patriots were involved in all 3.
Deion Branch
SB 39
Julian Edelmann
SB 53
Kenneth Walker III
SB 60
The Patriots were involved in all 3.
Deion Branch
SB 39
Julian Edelmann
SB 53
Kenneth Walker III
SB 60
I really thought the kicker should have gotten the mvp. Dude scored 17 points.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I really thought the kicker should have gotten the mvp. Dude scored 17 points.
Well, apparently I'm smoking 3 racks of ribs today...I swore the pack had 2.
Gonna need to make more dry rub...
Gonna need to make more dry rub...
February 8, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Well, apparently I'm smoking 3 racks of ribs today...I swore the pack had 2.
Gonna need to make more dry rub...
Gonna need to make more dry rub...
Hear me out- Bad Bunny brings out a halftime show guest, Bruce Springsteen, and they do a duet of "Born in the USA"
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Hear me out- Bad Bunny brings out a halftime show guest, Bruce Springsteen, and they do a duet of "Born in the USA"
Just got an email from my son's school distract that he has missed an "equivalent of 2.92593 days of school."
Makes me wonder, how do they take attendance to get it down to 5 (FIVE) decimal places?
Down to the minute?
The second?
Makes me wonder, how do they take attendance to get it down to 5 (FIVE) decimal places?
Down to the minute?
The second?
February 6, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Just got an email from my son's school distract that he has missed an "equivalent of 2.92593 days of school."
Makes me wonder, how do they take attendance to get it down to 5 (FIVE) decimal places?
Down to the minute?
The second?
Makes me wonder, how do they take attendance to get it down to 5 (FIVE) decimal places?
Down to the minute?
The second?
I opened the fridge this morning & was reminded that I had been thawing a rack of ribs... so it was an impromptu smoking day.
Timing was all off (bc life & a 6 hour cook don't always align...) but they turned out pretty damn tasty.
Timing was all off (bc life & a 6 hour cook don't always align...) but they turned out pretty damn tasty.
February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I opened the fridge this morning & was reminded that I had been thawing a rack of ribs... so it was an impromptu smoking day.
Timing was all off (bc life & a 6 hour cook don't always align...) but they turned out pretty damn tasty.
Timing was all off (bc life & a 6 hour cook don't always align...) but they turned out pretty damn tasty.
While I know leaving the classroom was the right thing for me and my family, there are certain things i still miss...
February 5, 2026 at 7:22 PM
While I know leaving the classroom was the right thing for me and my family, there are certain things i still miss...
Joshua Radin - "One Love" (Bob Marley Cover)
YouTube video by Joshuaradin
www.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
My great-aunt, the last surviving member of my grandparents generation, passed away. Not a surprise, she had lived a long healthy, complete, life.
She & her husband were the only people from that gen at our wedding 13 years ago. Photographer captured this amazing pic.
She & her husband were the only people from that gen at our wedding 13 years ago. Photographer captured this amazing pic.
February 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
My great-aunt, the last surviving member of my grandparents generation, passed away. Not a surprise, she had lived a long healthy, complete, life.
She & her husband were the only people from that gen at our wedding 13 years ago. Photographer captured this amazing pic.
She & her husband were the only people from that gen at our wedding 13 years ago. Photographer captured this amazing pic.
Musicians are starting to find their voice... @kathyhen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reels/DUOpip...
www.instagram.com/reels/DUOpip...
Dave Matthews Band on Instagram
46K likes, 1,903 comments - davematthewsband on February 1, 2026
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February 4, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Musicians are starting to find their voice... @kathyhen.bsky.social
www.instagram.com/reels/DUOpip...
www.instagram.com/reels/DUOpip...
For 20yrs a set of brothers has been able to create music that fits into my every evolving "favorite" music genre.
The Slip (of old)- Avant jazz/funk.
The Slip (of newer) & Surprise Me Mr Davis- Indie Rock.
The Bar Brothers- folk.
How you know what I want I will never know, but thank you
The Slip (of old)- Avant jazz/funk.
The Slip (of newer) & Surprise Me Mr Davis- Indie Rock.
The Bar Brothers- folk.
How you know what I want I will never know, but thank you
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February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
For 20yrs a set of brothers has been able to create music that fits into my every evolving "favorite" music genre.
The Slip (of old)- Avant jazz/funk.
The Slip (of newer) & Surprise Me Mr Davis- Indie Rock.
The Bar Brothers- folk.
How you know what I want I will never know, but thank you
The Slip (of old)- Avant jazz/funk.
The Slip (of newer) & Surprise Me Mr Davis- Indie Rock.
The Bar Brothers- folk.
How you know what I want I will never know, but thank you
Turning Point USA has announced the “All American Halftime Show" (in response to American, Bad Bunny, being the official halftime act)
How fitting that their lead performer has lyrics
"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see
Some say that's statutory (But I say it's mandatory)"
How fitting that their lead performer has lyrics
"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see
Some say that's statutory (But I say it's mandatory)"
February 4, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Turning Point USA has announced the “All American Halftime Show" (in response to American, Bad Bunny, being the official halftime act)
How fitting that their lead performer has lyrics
"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see
Some say that's statutory (But I say it's mandatory)"
How fitting that their lead performer has lyrics
"Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see
Some say that's statutory (But I say it's mandatory)"
I await the movie where Jason Statham has reconstructive surgery to became Liam Neeson.
While we thought their repeated "recluse expert forced out of retirement to find kidnapped girl/wife/daughter" roles were distinct, they're actually just different time periods of the same.
While we thought their repeated "recluse expert forced out of retirement to find kidnapped girl/wife/daughter" roles were distinct, they're actually just different time periods of the same.
February 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I await the movie where Jason Statham has reconstructive surgery to became Liam Neeson.
While we thought their repeated "recluse expert forced out of retirement to find kidnapped girl/wife/daughter" roles were distinct, they're actually just different time periods of the same.
While we thought their repeated "recluse expert forced out of retirement to find kidnapped girl/wife/daughter" roles were distinct, they're actually just different time periods of the same.