There are times when I say to myself, "Yup, I am a dorky math teacher." Last night was one of those times.
A while ago, I challenged my master minds after school activity to build the tallest freestanding structure out of five pieces of paper (no glue, no tape). After 45 minutes, I had two very impressive towers, the tallest being 82 cm. After seeing my 13 and 14 year old students tackle this, I knew that I just had to try it myself.
One bottle of wine, two math teachers, and ten sheets of paper later, we reached a height of 87 cm. I was very excited about this fact because I was getting a little nervous that my students would beat me in something math related. Not this time kids, keep trying!
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