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The semester is over!
Published on 14 Dec 2007 at 3:19 pm.
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Well, I stayed up late last night grading the last final exams. Then this morning, I computed final grades and submitted them. We have this new “paperless” grade submission system. Under the old system, we bubbled in the grades on a grade sheet and turned that in to the registrar. But, now we submit the […]
Final Exams week and term papers
Published on 12 Dec 2007 at 4:30 pm.
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Just a note for my regular readers. I am still here. However, this is final exams week, and I am swamped. When I was a student, I used to think that the professors had it easy during finals week. After all, they didn’t have to teach classes, so they had nothing […]
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Can I start turning in things now?
Published on 5 Dec 2007 at 12:58 pm.
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Well, this is the last week of classes. Next week is final exams. So, naturally, I am so busy that it is not even funny. I have to finish up the last few lectures. I have to grade tests and pass them back. I have to grade term papers and […]
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NASA Aeronautics Essay Competition
Published on 27 Nov 2007 at 7:36 pm.
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NASA is America’s space agency, but that is not all. A lot of people forget that the first A in NASA stands for Aeronautics. NASA is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. They do more than just launch rockets. NASA is also involved in aeronautical research. They work to develop […]
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I also teach
Published on 9 Nov 2007 at 1:19 pm.
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I am a college professor. I used to think that meant that I was supposed to teach. But, this week, I have spent time in meetings, time planning meetings, time preparing for meetings, and talking about meetings. I also have forms to fill out, and reports to write.  There is a lot of book keeping to […]
Textbook Woes
Published on 24 Aug 2007 at 5:03 pm.
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About a year ago, I had a rant about textbooks. Now, it is time for another one. But, first let me go on about general irritations on campus this week.
This week has been spent in meetings all week. I turned in grades for the summer term on Friday, one week ago. […]
End of the Summer Term
Published on 18 Aug 2007 at 2:31 pm.
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Well, I tried to post this yesterday, but I lost my internet connection just as I was about to post it!
The summer term ended for us yesterday. I gave the final exams on Thursday, and grades were due Friday. I had two finals that I gave back-to-back on Thursday night. Grades were […]
