It’s sunflower season. Field 5 .1 miles north east of Lawrence on Hi-way 24/40 – about halfway to Tonganoxie from Larryville on west side of road. I put the roadsigns below – but the field of yellow is hard to…
Beloit College Mindset list.
The Beloit College Mindset list came out this week. Find it here or find some discussion why it’s relevant here. In it teachers are reminded that most freshman this semester were born in 1992, and their cultural references differ from…
Persied meteor shower?
Last night Perseid Meteor shower reached its peak, and we bundled up the family on a picture quest. My wife captured the moon over KU campus with 3 planets aligned – Mars, Venus and Saturn – over the top. We…
Andragogy – Teaching theory
Many education professors have recommended “A Teacher’s Dozen” Fourteen General, research-based Principles for Improving Higher Learning in Our Classrooms by Thomas Angelo. You can find the PDF free here. It might be more beneficial to require students to read it…
What not to say to your prof
These were collected by a colleague of mine, David Davis. They do have a way of getting under a composition instructor’s skin – tho I said at least 1 of ’em as an undergrad. 10 things to avoid saying to…