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More Advice for Students: from teh interwebs.

Posted on: August 13, 2012 Last updated on: August 13, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
I was the almost first generation to graduate college;  My mom beat me by a couple years.  I did benefit from hearing about her experiences, but there are tricks and truths about college that 2nd and 3rd generation college grads…
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Types of Students

Posted on: August 13, 2012 Last updated on: August 14, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
College Misery breaks down taxonomies of students with frightening regularity.  I want to think that if we discussed theses we could better communicate with with first generation students who don’t know what to expect and / or have unrealistic expectations.…
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Types of Professors

Posted on: August 13, 2012 Last updated on: August 13, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
I enjoy taxonomies like this, and hope to engage a class in examining archetypes, stereotypes and the like and exploring why they,  exist, what they mean, their use and shortcomings.  Matt Groening in School is Hell may have done it…
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What incoming frosh should know: Teacher/admin perspective

Posted on: August 10, 2012 Last updated on: August 10, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
other alleged profs and admin on the reddit thread supplied the following advice. It provided largely verbatim, but since I provide the link and this isn’t a formal paper, certain liberties are taken with format, tense, etc.  Use “control F”…
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FA2012 Scheduling Anomalies

Posted on: August 10, 2012 Last updated on: August 10, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
The following are planned and/or tentative exceptions to the regular weekly schedule for My Classes due to holidays as well as  professional and/or personal commitments. Some classes are canceled, while  others are either moved online or a substitute teacher will…
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discovered new comic: toothpaste for breakfast

Posted on: August 6, 2012 Last updated on: August 6, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Guessing everyone knows about Cyanide and Happiness, Questionable Content and the Oatmeal.  If you have comics you like let me know, especially if they have writing themes. OK, we’ll have to discuss this one This guy underestimates the creativity of…
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Oxford commas

Posted on: August 6, 2012 Last updated on: August 6, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
I’m on record as being ambivalent about the oxford comma, but I’ve come across a couple good cartoons on the subject lately. and explanation of the other comma:
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When talk isn’t what one says but establishing dominance.

Posted on: August 6, 2012 Last updated on: August 6, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Funny thing, research says this happens regularly.  Men are supposed to be worse than women, but both genders use class discussions to establish dominance apart from meaningful communication.  But isn’t finding your place in a class relevant? I practice a…
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10 things incoming frosh should know.

Posted on: August 5, 2012 Last updated on: August 10, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
Reddit has a thread where he asked college students “What high school habits should incoming freshmen stop before coming to college” The following list is what the author summarized from his question’s response. For the love of god, do not…
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Summer East-West Center Retreat in Oahu

Posted on: August 3, 2012 Last updated on: August 3, 2012 Written by: gdixon3
This summer focused on history, which ironically may be of more relevance to me for my English classes than if it focused on literature (especially poetry).  I’ve had the unique opportunity to work with some truly gifted bilingual Ph.D.’s, and…
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