Quotations from the article "Inspired by a genius..." by Mette Lyngs https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f Share your inspirational/important quotations with the class, remember to cite them correctly :) en-us 2018-09-25 07:27:12 UTC 2018-09-25 09:03:15 UTC hello@padlet.com "It makes you a better teacher when you just tell people how hard it was for you" - Ken Ono https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285381954 (Page 4 Line 1)]]> 2018-09-25 08:45:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285381954 Question 2. "I’d given up on ever trying to live up to my parents’ expectations, but somehow because I’ve had Ramanujan as a guardian angel, things have worked out well for me" (page 3, line 32) https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285382544

]]> 2018-09-25 08:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285382544 Question 1 magnussivertsen4 https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285382611  "First, he was really a poet, not a problem solver". 

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]]> 2018-09-25 08:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285382611 Question 3 https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285382880 "I didn’t discover my passion for mathematics until my early 20s—that’s when [my doctoral adviser Basil] Gordon turned me on to mathematics at a time when I didn’t think anything was beautiful. I thought it was all about test scores, grades and trying to do as well as possible without putting in effort. Colleges are full of kids who think that way. How do you beat the system, right? I wasn’t beating the system. The system was beating me, and Gordon turned me around."

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Sofus, Anas og den smukke fantastiske, sødeste person i verden, Nanna]]> 2018-09-25 08:50:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285383245 https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285383407 "Both my parents will tell you that you only get to live once, so you might as well be the very, very best that you can be at whatever you choose."

(page 6, lines 7-9)]]> 2018-09-25 08:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285383407 Question 4. https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285386673 "You have to be passionate about a subject." "I want it to be known that it’s totally OK to fail. In fact, you learn from your mistakes." "you’ve got to practice." ]]> 2018-09-25 09:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285386673 Question 5 https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285387268 I want teachers and parents to recognize that when you do see unusual talent, instead of demanding that these people have certain test scores, let’s find a way to help nurture them. Because I think humanity needs it. I think these are the lessons we learn from Ramanujan. ]]> 2018-09-25 09:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mette_lyngs882/p9j0z4h8co7f/wish/285387268