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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

It’s Box Day at the library and I’ve got a little astronaut (complete with Mae Jemison shirt!) It was wild to see her create and guide the process (with a lot of dad provided fine motor skills)

A picture of a cardboard rocket ship creation with fins and a door.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

This morning I said to myself "Wouldn't it be funny if the AWS outage meant I couldn't submit grades?" Can confirm, its not particularly funny (don't get behind on your grading, kids!)

A screenshot of a Canvas outage due to AWS being down.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Garden update, we’re thriving! Gotta make it through the heat wave over the next couple days🤞🏻

A collage of garden images with vegetable plants.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

When I’m not doing math and education, I’m gardening! Here’s my 20’ x 40’ plot this year.

Pictures of a vegetable garden with a wire fence, tomato plants, and pumpkin plants.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I went to The Gauntlet and the Garden to see Dimension 20 at Madison Square Garden and it was truly an incredible time! It had everything, Lou stone cold stunnering Murph, Brennan kissing Murph, more Murph stuff, it was a blast! #Dimension20

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Someone sent me this problem the other day and I'm obsessed with the potential for variation here. What would you do? #ITeachMath

A image describing a modification to the Monty Hall Problem. It reads:

You are playing the Monty Hall problem. However, you secretly know one of the goats is the former pet of an eccentric billionaire who lost it and is willing to pay an enormous amount for its return, way more than the car is worth. You really want that goat.

"The host is unaware of this. After you pick your door, as is traditional, the host opens one door, which he knows doesn't have the car. He reveals a goat, which you can tell is the ordinary goat and not the secretly valuable one. The host offers to let you switch doors.

Should you?

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Look at this crystalline structure! My kids noticed it on our walk today!

A picture of snowflakes on a grey background.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

This is what life looks like these days, cute kiddos and a beautiful place to live!

A picture featuring an overhead shot of the Deerfield Academy campus and three pictures of children.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I should probably learn how numpy works? Instead I did this heinous figuring out of how to roll my own diagonals and anti-diagonals, which was not the most effective approach. I just completed "Ceres Search" - Day 4 - Advent of Code 2024 #AdventOfCode adventofcode.com/2024/day/4

A diagram showing a matrix and work determining the criteria for how to create diagonals and anti-diagonals in an array of arrays in python.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

My kiddo brought this home and I’m just incredibly interested in how it tastes but also it might murder my tastebuds. What do we think chat, to eat or not to eat?

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

On Thursday at 7pm I learned my buddy’s groomsman had dropped out for his Saturday wedding. Turns out I fit in the suit pretty well for it being someone else’s!

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

My first published crossword is out today! Loved making this grid and looking forward to bigger and better aspirations!

A crossword grid in the Deerfield Scroll, a Deerfield Academy publication. The crossword is titled “Battle Cry.”

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

You can tell it’s finals week when the linear algebra brain dump starts. #iteachmah

A whiteboard covered with linear algebra notes.

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 21/08/2024

It’s been a banger of a summer! Gardening, making jam, pickling things, it’s been a ton of fun 🔥🔥🔥

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Had a ton of fun playing disc golf this morning, need to get outside more often!

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

Turns out my twin and I are related! Christmas train times were a lot of fun ❤️

A picture of two adults and two young children on a Christmas train trip

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Sam Leitermann-Long @mathmansam.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

This is a truly insightful comment from a student! The meta cognitive growth I’m seeing from students in this class (an acceleration class designed to combine A2 and Pre-Calc) is incredible. #iteachmath #EduSky

A student comment on a quiz. “My biggest challenge in Math 415 right now is trying to deal with new problems I didn’t study on MyLab showing up on a quiz. I can fix this by making sure I ground myself in understanding the concept and not just getting a formula/pattern down”

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