Reading about spiritual practices: Sometimes grading can be fun
Earlier today, I posted this picture demonstrating the luxurious life of the grad student. Friday night? Studying. Saturday morning? Scrawling note cards. …
Grades are not Halloween candy
“Yesssssssssssssss!” “WE GOT AN A?!??!?!” “Are you SERIOUS?” “I can’t believe this.” “When are your office hours?” Handing tests back is never …
It’s all a matter of perspective
Pictures like this (from here) make my brain hurt! In my Relational Leadership class, my students and I discussed perspective today. Visual, …
I heart the first day of school
Awake before the alarm. Up by the third snooze. Shower, coffee, touch up the lesson plans. Head off to campus. It’s the …
T-tests, e-begging, and unpacked boxes: End-of-term ADD
To take a break from my stats practice problems (Oh, how I love T-tests), I checked email and received at least three …
Thursday 13: The loves and hates of teaching
I’ve been thinking about this post for a long while. The end of term is probably not the best time to write …
Grading Nazi/kindergarten teacher/saint: Processing student evaluations
I am midway through my third year teaching solo and it never ceases to amaze me what a visceral experience it is …
Wedding dresses, free giveaways, futons, photos and more!
1. If you’ve been anywhere near my exclamation point-ridden Facebook page, you’ll know that my ebay dress arrived yesterday and it is …
Wait, they’re not actually demon seed?
As I was offered a teaching position at ASU just a week and change before classes started, I had a lot to …