Teaching back-to-back sections of wildly different courses (e.g., quantum mechanics followed by an inquiry-based gen-ed course) can be maddening. But there are rare occasions when course assignments, schedules, and course roadmaps all come into phase with each other to allow for some incredible moments where you get to lead students in exploring the same topic on two very different levels. As a bonus, it happens … Continue reading The most fun I ever had (teaching)