Holiday Rust

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It's been quite a while since I've been active in the blogosphere (not even sure if they still call it that). I used to make posts every now and then, but not as frequently as before. Hopefully, this year I'll be able to get back into the rhythm again. There's so much that has happened in my life that it would be impossible to update you on everything. I'll just mention things occasionally when necessary.

Let me start by sharing what I did yesterday.

The Christmas break is almost over, and most schools have already resumed classes. Yesterday, I met up with one of my students (I've been working part-time as a tutor since June of last year). We embarked on the challenging task of reawakening his brain cells that were dedicated to schoolwork. He was experiencing what I call CBS or Christmas Break Syndrome. It's a condition where the parts of the brain responsible for studying seem to be sluggish or sometimes nonexistent. Meanwhile, his brain was showing signs of hyperactivity in the areas associated with computer gaming, which was essentially what he did for most of the holiday break. I playfully refer to this as Disruptively Overwhelming Technological Activity or DOTA.

Nevertheless, we managed to brush off some of the "rust" through a few exercises on Linear Equations.

That's all for now. Until next time.

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