A new buzz word in my reality is “change”, and yes this easily could be a conformational bias.  For instance, I  frequently hear/see a change to be more green and a change in presidency.  Change happens; that is the way this universe has been working for 15 billion years.  Change, upon more change, and change again.  Thus, I wonder what will be the consequences of my changes from a year, 10 years, or 50 years from now? Sometimes a certain change can seem so obvious, so important, so needed but the following consequence can be hidden.  Here are couple of stories that come to mine.  (I am unsure about the truth of these stories.)  In some USA city, the cameras on traffic lights drastically changed the number of drivers running through red lights.  The city was then faced with a dilemma of whether or not to remove the cameras because they were no longer receiving the financial benefit of ticketing these drivers.  Another USA city in a drought stricken area encouraged its citizens to change their water habits.  The people responded by conserving water.  Actually, the response was so great that water company had to raise its prices due the thousands of lower water bills.  These stories could be false but they seem to be some type of fable.  The moral for me is

Be careful what I change for, because I just may have to change again

I question the idea of forcing corporations, they are such easy targets, to change so that I don’t have to.  Should there be a law against lending companies providing shady mortgage loans?  Or should it be my responsibility to critically analyze the proposal?   Should there be laws enforcing higher fuel economy or is it my responsibility to organize car pooling or support mass public transit?  Do I want a political leader to force others to change so that I do not have to change my own life?  Now, these questions do sound rhetorical but I honestly do not know what type of change I want to bring in my life.  I do know that I am the type of person who needs more outside motivation than personal motivation to stimulate a change in my life.  Many of my students appear to be the same with math.  They need a motivation to face the change the mathematics is presenting in their lives.  Hopefully, I can make a change and be a larger motivation for my students.  The only catch is this: I am ready for the change if all of my students were to become motivated in math?  Well, all I can say is “Selfwalker *maybe that is way it is* so be careful what change for.”