tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post7917743770249374907..comments2023-10-29T06:41:23.910-07:00Comments on Halfway There: Forbidden teaching tipsZenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09058127284297728552noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-39852407270900242292007-09-27T13:43:00.000-07:002007-09-27T13:43:00.000-07:00My high school biology teacher encouraged us to co...My high school biology teacher encouraged us to come up with our own mnemonic devices for the Linnaean classifications (Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species). My friend and I came up with one, sadly at the expense of another girl in our class (not out of malice, just unfortunate alphabetization), and there were years when I could remember only the device, not what it represents.<BR/><BR/>But somehow, I don't think I'll be able to tell my future Bio students "Kayla Purposely Causes Orgasms For Gay Strippers."Tom Fosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796424725228769265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-53713604865464683342007-09-27T08:58:00.000-07:002007-09-27T08:58:00.000-07:00I once had an elementary school math teacher who r...I once had an elementary school math teacher who referred to improper fractions as Dolly Parton fractions, because they're bigger on the top than on the bottom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-9653092122957541242007-09-27T06:26:00.000-07:002007-09-27T06:26:00.000-07:00Indian princess? Bleh. Not all that memorable, and...Indian princess? Bleh. Not all that memorable, and you have to spell it right. <BR/><BR/>The mnemonic I came up with to remember the trig functions those many decades ago is much easier to remember - almost impossible to forget, really:<BR/><BR/>Sex On Holidays <BR/>Can Advance Happiness <BR/>To Outrageous AmplitudesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-8780089926441653402007-09-26T20:22:00.000-07:002007-09-26T20:22:00.000-07:00A one time student was teaching down the road, and...A one time student was teaching down the road, and was frustrated with kids multiplying algebraic fractions together without factoring.<BR/><BR/>"You factor, You cancel" written Bronx style "U Factor, U Cancel" and then abbreviated, well the kids remembered UFUC pretty easily.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-1914858888734127502007-09-26T17:30:00.000-07:002007-09-26T17:30:00.000-07:00When a friend and I were taking an introduction ge...When a friend and I were taking an introduction geology course, we were trying to remember the Cenozoic periods. My friend came up with "People Eat Olives Mightily Poop Poop H". <BR/><BR/>The mnemonic device doesn't make any sense, but I still use seven years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15868947.post-66374853901438610712007-09-26T15:48:00.000-07:002007-09-26T15:48:00.000-07:00When I took calculus the teacher threw out one for...When I took calculus the teacher threw out one for the quotient rule in a stage whisper. I still can't <I>not</I> think of it to this day.<BR/><BR/>"venereal disease is an ugly disease"<BR/><BR/>(v du - u dv)/ v^2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com