I do not learn very much by doing so. That is one big reason why. The other reason is that the students in these classes are such black holes for energy. The third reason is the textbook industrial complex which is massive. The fourth reason is that it makes me a soldier in the departmental … More Here is why I do not like to teach foreign languages.
That is beside the point. It means, of course, that one should get up and give canned lectures out of some anthology or other dull textbook because the students will not appreciate anything, anyway, and you should save all your time for writing and not give interesting classes. Classes are ephemeral and writing is more … More “I hope your students appreciate that.”
The reason this is a nice semester is that I do not have any freshmen. Even in my most basic course, which is the last course to the language requirement, 50% of the students intend to continue further and so are not trying to stall on work, but want to make progress so they can … More Do fields have temperaments?
Of the posts on why academic life is stressful this is the one I like the best besides Dr. Crazy’s, but I would modify virtually every point. 1. Cranking it down. Having to crank down the level of your work so people do not feel threatened or because the latest news has not arrived yet and it … More Cranking it down
♦ It is evident that I will have to work a lot this semester if I am to make any headway. I cannot waste any time doubting, I cannot waste any time working when I am too tired to work well, and I cannot waste any time recovering from overwork. ♦ I think the most … More Du travail
Not to be deterred, I now have this program working in Windows. It is for novel writing, not academic writing, I can tell fairly well. What do you use it for? Shedding Khawatir uses it for all research but I am not yet sure how. What do you use beyond a word processor, file folders … More Scrivener
For research today I wanted to cause Scrivener to work and I have failed, although I am convinced it is the answer to many problems. While waiting for it to allegedly compile I looked for music with which I might advertise a course. I want to have this class marketed on the radio, leading in … More Sugar Class
Nice, nice, very nice; Nice, nice, very nice; Nice, nice, very nice– So many different people In the same device. Axé.
Scene: The Halls. Characters: Professor Zero, in other words one servidora, and Student from Pont-Breaux, Louisiane, speaking English as a second language. Languages: Louisiana French, English; intermediate Spanish. Major: Mathematics. Minors: Computer Science, Spanish. Background: oil, offshore. Professor Zero: So, in your view, why is it that “progressives” do not like Noam Chomsky? Student: They … More Students of Vichy State
The textbook vendors are ramping it up. I ordered an examination copy of something a few years ago, decided I did not like it, sold it to a peddler once when I was short of cash, decided I would like another after all, applied, and was turned down. On the other hand, the unsolicited examination … More Tracking work
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