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Apr 02 2017

Finding the Center of Gravity (Centroid) of a Polygon in Adobe Illustrator

I'm working on a project where I want to make an image of a greyhound with a mosaic of sheet metal pieces. To give it some liveliness, I wanted the sheet metal pieces to be loosely suspended and able to move with the breeze. As I prepared files for … [Read more...]

Written by scottswaaley · Categorized: Musings, Professional Development

Feb 03 2016

Teacher Burnout & Introversion

When I met my wife in May of 2011, I did not understand her. There was an obvious attraction but we were (and still are) very different people. We spent a lot of time early on in our relationship trying to understand what made the other one tick and … [Read more...]

Written by scottswaaley · Categorized: Musings

Jan 24 2016

Dunning–Kruger

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Written by scottswaaley · Categorized: Musings

Jan 15 2016

Why We Forget What We Know – A Message to Administrators

Being a teacher is really damn hard. But I'm not talking about the workload, hours worked, papers graded, or anything like that. I mean emotionally - mentally - it's really damn hard to keep your head on straight.  We are always wearing multiple … [Read more...]

Written by scottswaaley · Categorized: Musings

Jan 11 2016

The Effectiveness of Idleness

For the last 6 months I've been trying to write an article called The Effectivist's Lament. I am a person that has never appreciated idleness or ineffectiveness and am bothered by how often I see it in both adults and students. Nevertheless, during a … [Read more...]

Written by scottswaaley · Categorized: Musings

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