by Mark Greenelsh | Oct 29, 2023 | Notes from Greenelsh
I studied computer science in college and have written a variety of computer applications since then. When writing code that contains a repeated set of instructions or a “loop,” many times I would test that loop with a data set of three. Iterating through a loop twice...
by Mark Greenelsh | Oct 21, 2023 | Notes from Greenelsh
At the high school where I teach, we just started a new quarter of studies. Some of my students were disappointed in their schedule of classes, because the subject doesn’t seem interesting, the assignments will be hard, or they don’t have any friends as...
by Mark Greenelsh | Oct 15, 2023 | Notes from Greenelsh
This week I had three separate conversations about what it means to love. One was regarding a crisis in my extended family where my relatives are confused, lost, and needlessly suffering because they are looking for love in the wrong places. Another conversation was...
by Mark Greenelsh | Oct 8, 2023 | Notes from Greenelsh
As I write this, I’m traveling back from a memorial in Los Angeles for my grandfather. He just turned 100 years old before dying from poor health. At the ceremony I thought about what it means to live a long time and how to make the most of each day I am given. I...
by Mark Greenelsh | Oct 1, 2023 | Notes from Greenelsh
Technology use, machine learning, and artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming more widely used across multiple industries. Like most innovations it offers several benefits, but can also cause problems if misused. In education, the pervasiveness of smartphones, the...