My senior students showed a somewhat surprising loyalty. All three of them were back in the classroom for the third week.

Ida did come back. Probably thanks to Vera’s powerful persuasive techniques. Of course, she didn’t apologize for calling me a stupid teacher. Franko came back too. And he looked in high spirits.

Never have I thought I would teach mathematics to a group of retirees. It all started when I jokingly offered to teach Vera a bit of mathematics. This was soon after the Math Circle started.