Thursday 13: Top posts of 2012
Only four days left of 2012. Four. Days. It’s been another whirlwind year around these parts and although I say it every …
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 …
Thursday 13: April 2012 Snapshot
This just in: Yours truly is now 75% doctor. The door closed on another academic year this week (finals not withstanding) and …
Stripper turns award-winning college instructor? Hardly. Welcome to my most embarrassing moment in the classroom.
For an actual academic (and fascinating) discussion of stripping, see here. Photo credit. “You were a stripper?!” he exclaimed, brown eyes wide as …
Thursday 13: On my mind
I joke that Mr. T gets squirrelly if he’s been on solid ground for too long. (Truly, he’s a much happier camper …
Thursday 13: Back in the teaching saddle again and loving it!
You know those people who are so passionate about their jobs that they say they look forward to going to work in …
A Grateful Heart: It’s them little things that count
Despite the fact that I woke up at 4 a.m. to catch a 6 a.m. flight today, I’m feeling quite chipper. And …
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, …