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And, so it begins again …
Published on 25 Aug 2008 at 3:18 pm.
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This summer has been frantic for me. I had a lot going on, with a full teaching load and several other projects. All that is over now.
Last week, we had a whole week to “prepare” for the fall semester. Actually, we spent the entire week going to meetings. We had meetings, meetings, and yet more […]
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The end of the summer term
Published on 15 Aug 2008 at 5:33 pm.
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Well, I am now done with the summer term. I gave final exams last night, and grades were due today. I got the grades in, all the paperwork filled out, and now I am ready for a break! My regular readers will note that I’ve had very few entries here the last […]
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Grades are IN!
Published on 9 May 2008 at 11:39 am.
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I have now turned in my grades for the semester, along with a mountain of end-of-semester paperwork. Wow. It feels good. This was a particularly busy semester, and the last two weeks have been especially rough. But, now it is over. Now, I am not totally free, of course. I have a publication deadline that […]
Final Exams
Published on 5 May 2008 at 2:39 pm.
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It is now final exams week here at my college. The students and faculty are both stressed. There are mountains of papers to grade. And, of course there are the students who are trying unsuccessfully to turn in an entire semester’s worth of work today, as if all I had to do was to grade […]
End of the semester approaching
Published on 28 Apr 2008 at 4:44 pm.
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… and I can’t wait!
As always, the last two weeks of the semester are a bear. There are a mountain of papers to grade, exams to write, and end of semester forms to fill out to keep the college’s administration happy. A large part of my time spent in these last two weeks […]
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Spring Break is over
Published on 24 Mar 2008 at 5:17 pm.
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Last week was spring break here at my college. Today is the first day back from the break. This year, the break seems to be about a week later than normal. Usually, we have half of the semester before the break, and the other half afterwards. This year, we have two […]
Another semester starting
Published on 14 Jan 2008 at 11:46 am.
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Well, the break is over. Another semester is starting. Today is the first day of class at my college. The parking lots are jammed. They are doing construction that was supposed to be finished over the break, but it is nowhere near done, and so a significant number of student parking spots are no available. […]
