I have chosen to recreate an excerpt from the central panel from Michelangelo’s vault of the Sistine Chapel. The entire panel is titled “the Creation of Adam”. The excerpt is of the hand of God about to give the gift of life and knowledge to the still-malleable Adam. 

The essence of the painting is the transfer of the spark of life, of that human ability to think and understand the world around. In my world, this is well represented in the raising of my son (Moses; not Adam …) and specifically the daily routine of algebra homework. As an engineer and all-around science fanatic, I know algebra is clearly the key to a deep understanding of the world around us. My ability to explain math is the gift I can provide my son.