I wrote: Later when I have time, I will try to consider methods of using my plan, or even a Boicean style plan, to address problems that do not have to do with the low level problems he addresses, which appear to be not liking to write, not having any experience writing, not being organized, … More When I say “reeducation,” one of the elements to which I refer is Boice
It is the condescending tone, the supposition that one has no experience writing, and the assumption that one does not like to write; most of all it is the insistence that all you need is discipline. Nicole and Maggie claim that if you do not need the basic advice Boice gives, you should be able … More More on my allergy to Robert Boice and the Boiceans
I think I might be breaking up with Marc Bousquet. He is right about how the university works. The Los Angeles Times even quoted me making many of the same points, thirty years ago when we were founding what is now this union. But at the current crossroads it may be that adjuncts are not … More Further heresy
I envy Tulane faculty because they have one interesting symposium after another, but Jazzfest is for middle-aged tourists. This year, allons à Lafayette where the cool kids go. I will present a total of nine bands, in French. I will be broadcast on the radio with Mariachi Las Alteñas and Oliver M’Tukudzi & The Black Spirits. I woke up this morning … More L’identité
For nine days I have been under arrest for alleged teaching crimes but now charges have been dropped. Let us see: 1. Holding a review session in which I told a student that in college classes, rote learning was not be sufficient; the examination would ask students to use certain skills and work with certain … More Mais c’est le printemps quand même
“That is Old Spanish” (referring to the language of a 19th century text). “That is from Spain, so it is by the oppressor, so it does not interest me and I should not have to read it.” “All you ever teach is literary analysis” (meaning that in language and culture classes, film and history classes, … More Hypocrite étudiant
I have decided we are in April, 2004, before I got involved with that ex who showed me blogging software and thus, to his great ire, a way to escape from him. In any case I had just written a really interesting essay for this book I am still working on and I was very … More We are in April, 2004
I spent today dealing with my honor society problem. I mean all day. Realizing I was going to say no, figuring out how, doing it, recovering from it. This is not efficient — especially because the reason I had as much difficulty was that I was so tired, and now I am more tired, and … More In which I take a great and scary risk, succeed, and improve although I am still unsettled, and exhausted, and worried since it is all I got done.
I have never been able to stand this man and I am so glad the Daily Reveille recommends standing up to him. “I was impressed with the commitment of everyone in the room to do what’s right for LSU,” Griffin said. “We all believe there are wonderful ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness through technology. I … More William Jenkins
I have no middle name and was always told I could choose my own. I toyed with this as a child but in the end could not choose just one. My youngest brother, who is adopted, chose his own name in the end but made it out of pre-existing elements: his name in high school … More Ouidad
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