tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post7386400793196605441..comments2024-03-27T10:30:15.253-06:00Comments on Standing Into Danger: For the Love of !@#$%^ ChemistryFundy Bluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-28699686270294207612020-01-05T14:31:14.236-07:002020-01-05T14:31:14.236-07:00I LOVED reading this! I always disliked Science at...I LOVED reading this! I always disliked Science at school- especially Chemistry because I was terrified of the Bunsen Burner! I hated any experiment involving chemicals or having to touch that thing! The theory was very complicated, I am not surprised you didn't get on with it well. For me, it is more embarrassing because my Dad has a Chemistry degree and has worked most of his life in Chemistry- he's now part of the Royal Society of Chemistry as part of their Energy group as a result of his final job before Retirement for Pfizer and I always feel ashamed that I was so scared of it!<br />I am so glad you finally got to grips with it and that you see your teachers gratefully. I really liked and got on with my science teachers at school (especially Mr Rowland who was so fun and loved Star Trek and Doctor Who!) but it wasn't till I did my teacher training that I finally started to like Science- I really enjoyed our lectures on it and I was actually good at teaching it to my children when I used to teach it!<br />Thanks so much for such an eloquent blog post!Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34491660663686724992019-12-27T11:45:04.452-07:002019-12-27T11:45:04.452-07:00I am glad to hear you are not a quitter, Louise. Y...I am glad to hear you are not a quitter, Louise. Your persistence in learning the material seems to have paid off. I do think trees can communicate. I just read that when you cut a plant, it does make a supersonic scream, so he was really wrong to shut you down like that. Theresa Mahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709965543595065306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-34366372651185923222019-12-23T20:22:59.794-07:002019-12-23T20:22:59.794-07:00LOL ~ I bet that you would have, Rain. I was in a...LOL ~ I bet that you would have, Rain. I was in awe of my professors. It never occurred to me to question my failing. I saw it as MY failing. I hope that you and Alex have been enjoying the pre-Christmas fun. We're heading up to the mountains early tomorrow morning to spend Christmas with Terry's sister and family. Have a lovely time celebrating!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-15221569536473970382019-12-23T20:18:20.702-07:002019-12-23T20:18:20.702-07:00Hi, Janie! It's hard to miss an A by one poin...Hi, Janie! It's hard to miss an A by one point ~ I know the feeling. I'd like to read another book by Oliver Sacks. He is an excellent writer. All the best to you at Christmas! I hope that you have fun!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-14287742240393338642019-12-23T20:16:06.876-07:002019-12-23T20:16:06.876-07:00Have a happy time at Christmas with Daisy and your...Have a happy time at Christmas with Daisy and your extended family, Adam!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-57751356644269601892019-12-22T17:58:05.561-07:002019-12-22T17:58:05.561-07:00Good for you Louise, though I'll be honest, I ...Good for you Louise, though I'll be honest, I would have marched into the dean's office and reported the teacher for failing me! I wouldn't have taken his class again at all! :)Rain https://www.blogger.com/profile/14377719049819222133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-51550787760215546462019-12-20T18:08:45.448-07:002019-12-20T18:08:45.448-07:00Poor Mr. McLean. He was so wrong. Of course trees ...Poor Mr. McLean. He was so wrong. Of course trees can communicate. I have never read a book by Oliver Sacks although I've certainly heard of him. It is now one of my goals for 2020 to read some books by Dr. Sacks. I had to take two chemistry classes. In both of them I missed an A by one point. It haunts me to this day. (I had a secret tutor but I didn't cheat and neither did you.)<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-75649393631754648022019-12-20T15:56:48.739-07:002019-12-20T15:56:48.739-07:00For some reason, Sharma reminds me of Marco Rubio....For some reason, Sharma reminds me of Marco Rubio. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051255914419363819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-87627838600179524622019-12-20T11:22:19.183-07:002019-12-20T11:22:19.183-07:00I went the teaching route. Elementary. Have been ...I went the teaching route. Elementary. Have been retired 25 years. While I was happy to leave teaching, I know the methods etc have changed and hopefully for the better. But I am sure the rewards of teaching and seeing minds grow are the same now as the days I taught.<br />Thanks for your well wishes. :)nothoughtsnoprayersnonothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050957744819107032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-91313410406873499022019-12-20T11:07:59.287-07:002019-12-20T11:07:59.287-07:00Thanks for sharing your experiences, Jeff. Some p...Thanks for sharing your experiences, Jeff. Some professors are amazing when it comes to recalling the names of their students. I'm sure everyone has a subject that challenged them, and for a lot of us it was chemistry. I often take comfort in the fact that trees communicate, and I avidly read anything I can find about it. All the best to you! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-42808246810426013902019-12-20T11:02:37.996-07:002019-12-20T11:02:37.996-07:00Thanks, Jean! I bet you know what I'm going t...Thanks, Jean! I bet you know what I'm going to say! What a wonderful friend you have in Walter. Get after that story and write it! I write on my blog and do lengthy comments too, so I'm not as productive as I could be in my writing. 2020 is the year!!! Have a lovely Christmas and New Year's with Hugh and your family! XOXOXFundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-56778135371385828732019-12-20T10:58:15.499-07:002019-12-20T10:58:15.499-07:00Thanks, Debra! I was driven to understand. I hav...Thanks, Debra! I was driven to understand. I haven't decided if that's a blessing or a curse ~ LOL I hope you and your Rare One have a great Christmas, New Year, and 2020 too! Have you been practicing your "surprised" face. I have to do so as well!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-58355343883303597642019-12-20T10:52:41.298-07:002019-12-20T10:52:41.298-07:00I think it's awesome that you remember that, S...I think it's awesome that you remember that, Sherry! Converting grams to moles is one of those calculations that stars in my nightmares ~ LOL! Have a lovely finish to the holiday season!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-40621202257602659302019-12-20T10:48:05.642-07:002019-12-20T10:48:05.642-07:00Thanks, Sherry! I'm very excited!Thanks, Sherry! I'm very excited!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-77463563152116264582019-12-20T10:47:23.817-07:002019-12-20T10:47:23.817-07:00Hi, 3XN!
I'll have to check into those You T...Hi, 3XN! <br />I'll have to check into those You Tube videos. Thanks for the tip!<br /><br /> I doggedly hung in there with a major in geology. I was likely the last person to go through Acadia University with an B.A. in Geology. The oil crash in the mid 1980s sent me back to school to become a teacher. Good thing I jumped when I did because my company and my husband's (me petroleum, him gas) vanished in the crash. <br /><br />Everyone thought I'd become a high school science teacher, but I didn't want to just teach science. I loved all areas of the elementary curriculum. Furthermore, I wanted to encourage girls to enjoy math and science before it became "uncool" and to increase all my students' understanding of fundamental math and science before they hit more difficult courses. So I focused on removing stumbling blocks in math and science for my young students. Studying geology was one of the great joys of my life, and I remain passionate about it and enriched by it. <br /><br />Enjoy the rest of the holiday season. Wishing you all the best in 2020.Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-24316443209286350492019-12-20T09:55:58.096-07:002019-12-20T09:55:58.096-07:00LOL for sure, Diane! Guaranteed, we all have thin...LOL for sure, Diane! Guaranteed, we all have things we learned and never used. <br /><br />I struggled with geometry until one day my mineralogy professor took me aside and lent me a collection of 3D wooden forms, one for each of the seven crystal systems. Suddenly, a light went on, and I got it. That was the first time I had held a mathematical model in my hands. <br /><br />One of my main goals as an elementary teacher was to develop my students' spacial thinking. I had every variety of hands-on manipulative that I could find or create. My students spent many, many hours building, playing games, and solving puzzles with these objects. The funny thing was that some of my students could see certain things much faster than I could. It didn't bother me, though. I used their helping me to show kids that it's okay to struggle and that, if you persist, you can understand it. Sometimes I really missed though days!<br /><br />Merry Christmas!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-75239492920347548972019-12-20T09:40:03.645-07:002019-12-20T09:40:03.645-07:00Happy Friday, Pat! Thank you for your thoughtful ...Happy Friday, Pat! Thank you for your thoughtful comment. I took physics in high school as well, and I struggled in that too. So much so that I knew better than to take it at university. I've never had physics nightmares, so that's a good thing. But like chemistry, I keep reading about physics. The concepts are fascinating, and I've learned to accept that I'll never grasp the math. Have a wonderful Christmas with your family. and enjoy being Uncle Pattie with those adorable Poop Machines to the fullest!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-81600796834786478822019-12-20T08:29:54.794-07:002019-12-20T08:29:54.794-07:00If you could reconnect to Mr. McLean, you could su...If you could reconnect to Mr. McLean, you could suggest to him that trees can communicate as it's now know they share some electronic pulses between roots. Interesting story. I took Chemistry in college and did okay (we'll I got a C in class, A's in labs, so it tempered my GPA). I had taken a class the summer before on solar energy at a technical college and my chemistry professor had also been a student. As my first name is the name I go by, when he called roll, he looked up and asked, don't you go by Jeff. I was impressed as it was a class with probably 120 students. <br /><br />www.thepulpitandthepen.com sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-39913847015180860942019-12-20T08:29:21.831-07:002019-12-20T08:29:21.831-07:00T remember those days in the chemistry lab, then ...T remember those days in the chemistry lab, then later on as I struggled with it during an apprenticeship. Wow, you did so well, and maybe he was setting a challenge. We know you do so well with challenges, wonder what he would think if he read this today? I sorted out some books yesterday, and my dear friend Walter had sent me over some years, small books on how to write.Among these was " Jonathon Livingston Seagull" and inside was the letter he wrote, telling me how to outline the story he knew I had in my heart and mind. The closest I have every got to that is to write on my blog and do lengthy comments!!!Nancy Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854698513524662527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-72913926762263684532019-12-20T08:25:01.715-07:002019-12-20T08:25:01.715-07:00Your determination and persistence in mastering ch...Your determination and persistence in mastering chemistry (or at least passing the course) are inspiring, Louise! Lesser students than yourself would have just given up.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year's and wishing you all the best for 2020!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-49353755264304288072019-12-20T07:53:29.377-07:002019-12-20T07:53:29.377-07:00Can't say I was ever a fan of chemistry. I rem...Can't say I was ever a fan of chemistry. I remember how to convert grams to moles, and that's about it!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-27958798205432345032019-12-20T07:19:36.525-07:002019-12-20T07:19:36.525-07:00Wanted to stop by and say congratulations for bein...Wanted to stop by and say congratulations for being selected in the anthology!Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-60560593530679410612019-12-20T06:36:36.647-07:002019-12-20T06:36:36.647-07:00Teachers can really influence one's life. May...Teachers can really influence one's life. Maybe you would have still pursued science, but a caring teacher who guides can really show direction.<br />I like little cartoon youtubes about science, but pass on the books. lolnothoughtsnoprayersnonothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050957744819107032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-83457872128843545572019-12-20T06:05:26.631-07:002019-12-20T06:05:26.631-07:00You finally learned how to score with chemistry. I...You finally learned how to score with chemistry. I'd been mad if I passed the test but he failed me anyway.<br /><br />Geometry was my nemesis and I was good at math up until that point. C one semester and then B the next. (Only C my entire high school career.) To this day, I've still never had to prove any triangle was congruent to another. LOLL. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349947899983990762.post-88086794546173951112019-12-20T03:47:05.686-07:002019-12-20T03:47:05.686-07:00Sounds like a real winner. When you love something...Sounds like a real winner. When you love something it sure can shine through in the words.<br /><br />lol you sure showed that university professor. That would piss me off if he came and said I passed but I still failed you. I'd take it again to stick it to him too. Maybe he was trying to get you to learn, or maybe he just was seeing if you were a glutton for punishment haha I went with physics in high school over chemistry, as both teachers stunk, but one a little less than the other. Big mistake. Hated it with a passion. But I do appreciate what it is and teaches like chemistry can as well. Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.com