I need to go but I am sitting through the last of my Spanish 201 related pain so that when I start driving, I will at least not be so distracted that I inadvertently crash the car. While I wait for that, I might as well discuss the issue at hand. I have been saying … More This is what it is like to be a professor, why I do not particularly respect most professors, and why I do not think academia is “the best profession in the world”.

1/- I am truly terrified of what the experience may be as we move once again toward uniformization of those lower division courses, if this is done superficially, as it surely will be. The last time, we signed in blood, so to speak, saying we would obey. Years later I found out by chance that … More Also

“I was in this course to fulfill a requirement. The course was clearly designed for students who wanted to learn the material, and there were students in it who did want to learn the material, or who were willing to do so. It was taught as though everyone were expected to learn the material. This … More One last thing: a student evaluation.

Let’s look at this massive cloud of pain that is passing through me. 1/- Every fall is so incredibly painful because of Spanish 201. Como tantas veces he dicho, I would take any other Spanish course, or any other courses in the other disciplines in which I have the 18 graduate hours or the equivalent, … More On sacrifice