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BONUS #2 - Kevin Kildea: Cooking with Geeks
Kevin teaches high school math in the Detroit area.
Math major, teaching certificate, minor in radio and production
Likes a beer called “Final Absolution”
Joke about mathematicians and sheep
Bert blew up Michael Jackson in college.
Editing vs. splicing. Tape vs film. Audio vs. video.
Math homework is easier to grade than history or English.
“Don’t teach your students what they can look up on Google.”
Teach students how to think, how to find answers, and how to problem solve.
Fighting AI doing homework.
The student body has changed – they already know so much.
Be a teacher, not a teller. Don’t solve the problem for them.
MIT sent him a letter thanking him for being an influence on a student’s life.
The greatest roofing story.
Bribing Kevin with chicken wings.
Kevin and Bert make desserts for the potluck, we don’t buy them.
Kevin makes awesome French onion soup. Bert makes great wings – and shares a secret.
Working together for a common goal applies throughout life
www.dexterityeng.com
Kevin teaches high school math in the Detroit area.
Math major, teaching certificate, minor in radio and production
Likes a beer called “Final Absolution”
Joke about mathematicians and sheep
Bert blew up Michael Jackson in college.
Editing vs. splicing. Tape vs film. Audio vs. video.
Math homework is easier to grade than history or English.
“Don’t teach your students what they can look up on Google.”
Teach students how to think, how to find answers, and how to problem solve.
Fighting AI doing homework.
The student body has changed – they already know so much.
Be a teacher, not a teller. Don’t solve the problem for them.
MIT sent him a letter thanking him for being an influence on a student’s life.
The greatest roofing story.
Bribing Kevin with chicken wings.
Kevin and Bert make desserts for the potluck, we don’t buy them.
Kevin makes awesome French onion soup. Bert makes great wings – and shares a secret.
Working together for a common goal applies throughout life
www.dexterityeng.com
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