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The worst part of the job | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. Laquo; Performing with Little Man. New students. New chuckles. The worst part of the job. On May 6, 2013. 8221; But a row of zeros for incomplete assignments tells me (and them, I’m sure) otherwise. The process might be easier in a huge lecture class of 100 students. But we have small classes. I know my students’ names. I’ve taught them in several classes. I cheer when they perform well at r...Posted in grading hell.
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Little Man | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. Secret thank you to a stranger. This evening after work, I took Little Man (4) to the dollar store. He was enthralled by the hundreds of helium Valentines decorating the store and wanted to race through the store with all of them (who wouldn’t? Performing with Little Man. I played the kazoo at a church brunch today. Since I had Little Man solo, I brought along a lot of stickers for him and asked a friend to help wa...
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Oh, those freshmen… | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. Laquo; New students. New chuckles. Santa is important in today’s society, and other horrid bits of student writing. Oh, those freshmen…. On August 20, 2013. I always do a survey at the beginning of the semester and ask students to tell me a little about themselves. Not a book, but points for honesty. One response to “ Oh, those freshmen…. August 22, 2013 at 1:29 pm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here.
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A response to end-of-semester grade grubbing | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. Laquo; Grading hell. A response to end-of-semester grade grubbing. On December 15, 2014. Dr Degree, I know my grade is a 69.3 but is there any possible way that this could be a C. I went to every single class but 2 and once was due to athletics and the other an illness. Thank you, Stu Dent. While it is true that you attended every class, it is also true that your absence would have been preferable, since you spent a gr...
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grading hell | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. A response to end-of-semester grade grubbing. Dr Degree, I know my grade is a 69.3 but is there any possible way that this could be a C. I went to every single class but 2 and once was due to athletics and the other an illness. Thank you, Stu Dent. While it is true that you attended every class, it is also true that your absence would have been preferable, since you spent a great deal of the semester distracting your c...
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Secret thank you to a stranger | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. Laquo; testing, testing. Secret thank you to a stranger. On February 3, 2015. This evening after work, I took Little Man (4) to the dollar store. He was enthralled by the hundreds of helium Valentines decorating the store and wanted to race through the store with all of them (who wouldn’t? Posted in Little Man. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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students | Terminal Degree
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Life at a rural university in the South, accompanied by the sweet sounds of the kazoo. A response to end-of-semester grade grubbing. Dr Degree, I know my grade is a 69.3 but is there any possible way that this could be a C. I went to every single class but 2 and once was due to athletics and the other an illness. Thank you, Stu Dent. While it is true that you attended every class, it is also true that your absence would have been preferable, since you spent a great deal of the semester distracting your c...
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a week to go | it's probably phd me
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It's probably phd me. But it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. L. Carroll. Sunday, 18 September 2016. A week to go. I leave a week from today, as you could likely guess from the chaos that is my house, not to mention the chaos that is my mind. Yes, I’m stressed. How could I not be? 2 thoughts on “ a week to go. Monday, 19 September 2016 at 8:10 AM. Monday, 19 September 2016 at 11:07 PM. I’m keeping my fingers x’ed for a safe transition. Suggestion: s...A week to go.
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it's probably phd me | "But it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." L. Carroll | Page 2
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It's probably phd me. But it's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. L. Carroll. Sunday, 4 September 2016. I had lunch with friends this Thursday. And I laughed. Big laughs, the kind that roll out of your chest and interrupt the story you’re trying to tell everyone at the table. I went to a faculty function last night and met two people who graduated from my alma mater. It was such fun to sit there and reminisce. It’s easy to forget how much I love that place. Just going ...