My phone buzzed for the tenth time in less than a minute. My Grandma learned what a group chat was, and made one for the entire family. When thinking about what to post on this blog, I considered the name of this website for inspiration. Using the power of group text I decided to ask them that question. Here is what they said when asked “How’s Life? How’s Math?”
Good
My Brother Alex
A man of few words, Alex managed to answer both questions with a single word. Impressive work.
Life is great, more time to play Minecraft and get those diamonds. Arithmetic sequences are dumb and boring. They confuse me. Why the letters? Why the little numbers? I hope the algebra regents is cancelled.
My Other Brother Jackson
Jackson, my other brother, proved to be much more elaborate than Alex. He is enjoying the additional time on his computer, and notes that Minecraft is a nice way to remain socially distant and interact with friends. As for the algebra regents, unfortunately for him, they have not been cancelled yet. Jackson, if you don’t like letters and little numbers just you wait for calculus.
Life is strange right now. I am learning how to knit, the odds of success are low.
My Mom
She has now discovered the magic of knitting videos on youtube and is attempting to make a scarf. Her chance of success is growing exponentially.
My mood is like a sine curve. Its up when I get texts from my family and eat candy!
Grandma Dennin
Being a retired high school math teacher, Grandma is happy that her grandkids have more time to call her and ask for help with math homework.
Bark! (one plus one is GIVE ME TWO TREATS!)
My Dog, Yogi
This may or may not be a direct quote, but if Yogi could talk I guarantee he would be asking for treats.
As I approach the limit of boredom I realize that boredom is infinite.
My Cousin, Melissa
Wise words, Melissa. An excellent way to incorporate math into your answer.
Here is a math problem for you calculus kids to solve. I live in a house with 5 people yet there are 8 water glasses in the kitchen. Solve for y, meaning why can’t my family use just one glass?
My Dad
This became an issue as we began to run out of glasses half way through the day. Now we put sticky notes on our cups and there are currently 6 glasses in the kitchen. Progress!
As for me, I would say that life is okay. I miss Williston, but I am grateful that we have not needed to ration our toilet paper… yet. Math, on the other hand, is fantastic. Although online classes could never be the same as in person classes, we are all doing our best to make the most out of it. I encourage you to check in with the people in your life, as this is a tough time for everyone. Sometimes reaching out is as simple as asking “How’s life and how’s math?”