[AccessD] RE: When did you arrive at AccessD?

I second that emotion! I'm currently doing a thing called JUMP, which is 
a program to teach mathematically challenged kids to do expert math. The 
program works. Autistic kids remain a challenge, but short of that I can 
now teach a 7-year-old to pass a grade-11 math exam in two months. The 
program is fabulous. I don't get paid a cent for my time, but seeing 
kids suddenly understand is the greatest reward I've ever experienced.

I did the typical silly "one-sided-piece-of-paper" thing for a group of 
girls about 8-10 years old the other day. (If you don't know what that 
means, take a slice about an inch wide from a newspaper page, fold it 
once and tape the ends together.) The proof that this piece of paper now 
has only one side is demonstrated as follows.

Take the loop and place a pen on its girth. Have a student slide the 
loop under the pen. Eventually your pen-mark will arrive at its origin. 
Therefore the piece of paper has only one side.

Then it gets interesting, and you should have seen the looks of 
question, awe and inspiration on the girls' faces. Cut the loop 
lengthwise and what do you get? Cut it again lengthwise and what do you 
get? Invite them to anticipate the result before we actually make the 
cut. Then we verify the various conjectures.

I don't get a penny for this, but I've had more fun doing this since 
playing soccer in Grade six, when I scored three goals in one game.

Jim Dettman wrote:

>Dian,
>
><< I do volunteer work to help women in a
>shelter prepare for a better life, I'm helping a friend write a curriculum
>to teach kids how to use the MS Office (including Access) suite...and I
>maintain my 'baby dbs'...when someone asks for help.>>
>
>  Sounds like your being "brilliant" to me.  I believe that the noblest
>pursuit in life is to help others without real benefit to yourself.
>
>Jim.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Dian
>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 10:30 PM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] RE: When did you arrive at AccessD?
>
>
>Wow....what am I doing now...in this group, feel like I should come up with
>something brilliant...but, I can't. I do volunteer work to help women in a
>shelter prepare for a better life, I'm helping a friend write a curriculum
>to teach kids how to use the MS Office (including Access) suite...and I
>maintain my 'baby dbs'...when someone asks for help. I am retired and a bit
>lazy...I basically do what I want to do. Oh, and reading the messages in
>here is the first thing I do when I have a chance...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
>Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 4:57 AM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] RE: When did you arrive at AccessD?
>
>Wow...thank you. ;)
>
>What are you doing right now -- Access-wise.
>
>Susan H.
>
>Susan, thank you...but, you had no way of knowing...and your books (several
>of them, actually) have helped me survive all the worst of it. I'm a major
>fan. Thank you again...
>
>
>--
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>--
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>
>  
>