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April 2008
When student papers aren't up to par
Wednesday, 30 April 2008 7:40 A GMT-07
I often have to ask myself what might I have done better. Whenever I teach an Introduction to Literature course, I always assign the students a literary analysis assignment. Every time I receive the papers, I am almost universally dissatisfied with t
The company of students
Tuesday, 29 April 2008 6:40 A GMT-07
Liz's rant about instructors who complain about students got me thinking about the company of students. While I understand that the end of the semester can often bring out the worst, I don't understand how people involved in academia don'
Safe Zone Training
Sunday, 27 April 2008 7:08 P GMT-07
Last Thursday I helped coordinate and deliver another Safe Zone Training on campus for 20+ faculty and staff. This semester I have done two trainings which is unprecedented, especially only a couple of months apart. Part of this might be due to the f
RBOC before the semester ends
Thursday, 24 April 2008 7:22 A GMT-07
Grade a batch of literary analyses.Grade two classes' annotated bibs.Grade two classes' multigenre projects.Figure out the logistics of my honors' class final project. They need to take all (fortunately all is only 7) their multigenre pro
Earth Day--going green
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 7:02 A GMT-07
Every week, it seems there is an article or news somewhere about ways to be green. Last night, before bed, I read some of Sunday's New York Times' magazine articles about things to do that are "green." Initially I was overwhelmed by
Yes We Can Can
Wednesday, 16 April 2008 8:02 A GMT-07
and Yes they certainly can in the Stephen Walkers' documentary "Young @ Heart," a film that explores the last months of rehearsal asfthe Young at Heart Chorus, a group of aging adults (in their 70s and 80s) who belt out their youth to s
Category: Movies
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I want to go to rock n roll camp
Tuesday, 15 April 2008 7:39 A GMT-07
In the past week or so I have seen three films. All have been engaging, but none have been brilliant. Here's a brief roundup.Girls Rock! The Movie In one week, girls ages 8-18 come together to learn instruments, practice, form bands, and then per
Reasons for not blogging and subjects for blog entries not (yet) written
Sunday, 13 April 2008 7:36 P GMT-07
It's certainly not due to a lack of material. Reasons for not bloggingToo many online distractions.Posting my daily photograph to my project365 blogKeeping up with email in four places (official school account, gmail account used for school and s
