I am in a ruin on goals already for this week, and the situation will continue. What the writing group has done, however, includes: – I did not have time to work out, but I make a point of commuting by bicycle, at least. – I did not have time to grade up to 1500 … More More on that writing group
I do have enough will and energy, but not enough time (or, of course, money). Income must be increased and amounts of time free must be as well. Two time consuming projects will be finished by the end of this week and that will be good, and one time consuming assignment will be over at … More More time, and new news on the language
Saying that creates fear. Who does not fear suffering? How is concern about possible futility not discouraging? People who say they cannot accomplish anything meaningful in only half an hour, do not say this out of laziness or the lack of a practical sense, but because they have not gained confidence or have had it … More More on why I am against saying work is hard
This was not a good week, due to post-hurricane teaching, service and administrative avalanches; research was accomplished but goals were not met. These avalanches will continue, however. The coming two weeks will be as bad as the last. The plan this week is, one work block per day, first thing, every day but Sunday and … More That Writing Group
I forgot to post answers to some questions to that writing group’s page. Now the post has no more commenting room, so I am posting the answers here. Where are you in your career? Mid-career tenured faculty. What sort of institution(s) do you work for or study at? Carnegie “research intensive” state university, Doctoral-1 under … More That writing group
Do you love to read? I do not. I like to do research, but I do not love reading as an activity and I have not done since the age of twelve or thirteen. I rarely relax by reading or lose myself in a book the way I did as a child, and literature is … More One of my famous questions
The Last Psychiatrist published a copy of the exam on which all those Harvard students allegedly cheated, and I know about this from Clarissa. It is a very well constructed exam, and I would be glad to study with this professor. Axé.
How the American university was killed, in five easy steps. Remaking the university. (California-centric, I know, but then California is a major country and worth watching.) What would you add, along these lines? Axé.
“But he was at once stigmatized ‘a doctrinaire’–the most damaging of insults–and several Frenchmen implied that as he was both a professor and a German he was hardly fitted to form an opinion on a matter connected with the limpid and elegant genius of southern France.” This goes on in so many FL departments still. … More On the timidity of professors
Do you have Lore, and if so, what do you think? Originally I had regular websites for classes, that I designed. Then the University websites went down during Katrina so I had Facebook groups for classes, soon replaced by WordPress blogs. Around the same time the University got Moodle. At this point Lore seems more … More Lore
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