Exam time: I’m not “giving” grades
“Where did you see the score??” “She just posted them.” “When? I just looked awhile ago.” “No, like just posted.” I listened as …
13 things writing students need to know
It’s obvious when a class’s honeymoon period is over. It happens after the first essay is graded and it feels like deflated …
I suck at resolutions and it’s okay.
The fourth week of school starts tomorrow seventh week of school ends on Friday and while perusing lesson plans, I ran across something …
Guess who’s a Wildcat?
I was a good 25 minutes up the road when I realized I’d left my cell phone on the bathroom counter. After …
School’s out for summer!
Plus or minus 700 pages of grading in the last week. This teacher is tired and SO EXCITED FOR SUMMER! Pile-o-grading xoxo, …
A grateful heart: That’s Professor Wrecking Ball to you
I’m used to grade complaints, pleas for leniency, well wishes, the occasional hug. But at the end of last semester, I was …
Note: “Tea bagger” is NOT the same as “tea party”
The class burst into guffaws, some students covering their mouths and giggling. Me, I hid behind lecture notes, instantly turning a lovely …
A grateful heart: Creative students
Head cold. Repeat root canal. Major case of student plagiarism. To say that last week was rough is an understatement. So on …
Communicating with your college professor: 13 Dos and Don’ts
With the end of the semester last week, I completed my fifth year as a college instructor. Five years and hundreds of …