With the move from the old HogwartsProfessor site over to Substack, I have enjoyed the recent newsletters that have (re)introduced our foundational principles of interpretation and evaluation, particularly with respect to the Perennialist or Coleridgean view of knowledge
I wish I had you as a teacher when I took geometry 44 years ago! Other than that, you did a wonderful job explaining these concepts to one who finds some of this new Hogwarts Professor content to be “over my head”.
What is the Flatland video you referenced? Is it the one produced by John Lund titled, A Square's Journey? It is the only one I could find on YouTube that is close to 30min. I actually have the Flatland book, but have not read it yet. My son is taking Geometry this year using Jacob's Geometry so perhaps it's time to read Flatland.
(Note, this is "Flatland, the Movie", not "Flatland, the Film". Avoid "Flatland, the Film", even though it is free on YouTube. That one caused tears of frustration in college freshmen when I showed it for our meeting of the Hillsdale Sci-fi/Fantasy club when I was at college.)
I wish I had you as a teacher when I took geometry 44 years ago! Other than that, you did a wonderful job explaining these concepts to one who finds some of this new Hogwarts Professor content to be “over my head”.
What is the Flatland video you referenced? Is it the one produced by John Lund titled, A Square's Journey? It is the only one I could find on YouTube that is close to 30min. I actually have the Flatland book, but have not read it yet. My son is taking Geometry this year using Jacob's Geometry so perhaps it's time to read Flatland.
I show the 2007 made-for-classroom-use adaptation, Flatland the Movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland_(2007_Johnson_and_Travis_film)
(Note, this is "Flatland, the Movie", not "Flatland, the Film". Avoid "Flatland, the Film", even though it is free on YouTube. That one caused tears of frustration in college freshmen when I showed it for our meeting of the Hillsdale Sci-fi/Fantasy club when I was at college.)
The book is a really fun read in any event.
Thank you so much!