Interpreting Your Students’ Quiz Answers (An Illustrated Guide)

"5!" means either "The answer is 5 factorial" or "The answer is 5, and I'm pretty juiced about that!"

Right Before the Quiz

C'mon, you think I'm so desperate for a sign of engagement that I'll fall for your obvious ruse?

Our World: "Market Rebounds after Assurances from Fed Chair." Mathematically Literate World: "Market Rebounds after Regression to the Mean."

Well, I hoped to meet some gifted, hardworking kids, and then convince them that I was responsible for their eventual success.

Also, I have an insightful, on-topic comment to share. But it’s very long, so feel free to sit down and finish your coffee.

8. Create a second corporation called “Paper Clip Investments” and fill the board with sycophantic yes men.

The person who wrote that line is deeply confused about either equations or intercourse. I dare not ask which.

Sure, but the numbers work out more cleanly if we don’t pay tax and tip. It’s a pretty small error term. Let’s not complicate things unnecessarily.