People who eat oatmeal die sooner than people who do not. [read more...]

Last semester, I was the teacher’s aide in an Advanced Placement (AP) Biology class. My former teacher Ms. Cindy Kellor assigned me all sorts of odd jobs: cleaning up after labs, organizing the science department’s chemicals and supplies, and filing. I truly enjoyed being an aide; it was such a great experience that it was not even dampened by a case of escaped cockroaches. [read more...]

Every student loves a half-day. Especially in high school, we really appreciate a break. But there is a downside to half days: getting hungry in the class that’s usually just before lunch, regardless of the time. [read more...]

The other day, as I do almost everyday, I walked into my calculus class. A student wrote on the whiteboard “What is the plural of octopus?” Immediately, the whole class discussed this noisily. “It’s octopi, definitely,” or “it might be octopuses, but octopi sounds right” could be heard. [read more...]