Happy February 29th everyone!  It’s that rare day that comes around every 4 years, just to make the Gregorian calendar work the way it does.  Anyways, I just wanted to say what’s up to everyone, since I haven’t posted for a while.  Recently, I acquired a part time position as a math tutor at the local Mathnasium!  Boy, it was great to finally meet some new people, and dust off the part of my brain proficient in math skills (executive functions, probably left hemisphere neocortex).  I had a lot of fun just getting acclimated to the environment, and I feel that the place I work at now is extremely valuable for kids struggling in math.  I have seen countless peers and children that have succumbed to the difficulty of math and simply lose their confidence; I am glad that Mathnasium is a place where they make Math FUN instead of rigorous and strict.  Coming from Kumon, I was no exception to the rule.  Although I love math as a passion, there were some times in my youth where I managed to hate those times when I couldn’t get a concept.  It would make me angry, and I can see how many children who are frustrated with simple concepts are forced to feel even worse about themselves because other peers don’t see it as difficult and simply move on without them.

It’s a great place to work, but it’s an even better place to learn math.

Anyways, some other things that I’ve been working on throughout the past 2 weeks are my new logo (which I will post up by this weekend) and adding more flickr pictures.  Also, I found this one commercial that REALLY blew me away, and I couldn’t stop watching it:   Peliculas Ponder / Metro

It’s by this guy named Gabe Ibanez, and it’s UNBELIEVABLE the angle which he shows this commercial at; it really is amazing.

Anyways, that’s enough about the blurb on Mathnasium and other stuff; have a great weekend!