I’m grading graduate student research papers this weekend, from my course “Medieval War and Peace.” It’s a nice change from marking up freshman composition papers. There are fewer egregious grammar issues and more attempts to say something of solid merit. Sadly, though, not everything is different. For example, these graduate …
I’ve previously posted about the Shift Happens 2.0 video, which ought to be mandatory watching for all teachers and learners in this new world in which we find ourselves. This morning, I came across this, which makes some interesting cross-references for teachers especially:
After a brief chance to catch my breath earlier this week — a couple days to bang out two more chapters of Four Shards — I’ve now entered the homestretch of the semester. Finals. For students, finals week means studying. For teachers, it means grading. For all of us, it …
Recently, exasperated at one of my student’s, ah, lack of clear thinking, I said the following: “You’re killing me, Smalls!” Alas, the young fellow looked at me like I had lobsters coming out of my ears (that, too, is a great old movie reference). It seems he’d never seen that …
The annual NFL draft approaches, sir, and the Denver Broncos organization appears to stand at a crossroads. You’ve made some excellent choices over the years — especially in that awesome 2006 draft — yet you’ve also left some of us fans bewildered at times. Oh, I won’t blame you for …
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