Been thinking of boiling my course policies down to something short and clear. Something like the best selling book, The No Asshole Rule (written by Stanford business prof Robert Sutton – and winner of the 2007 Quill award for best…
Funny because it’s true…
Got this from a post on the funniest facebook fails,but something very much like it has happened with one of my students.
Then he asks me to tell him what’s in the textbook
found this gem at memebase
How to say nothing in 500 words
What does “Concise” mean? Is writing the art of spinning bllsht into gold? Isn’t a grammatically clean paper all you really need for an “A”? Do students really think instructors can’t see through BS? OR do students think BS is…
If you use something, cite it!
Some salty language at the end if you scroll down, but it makes a good point. Original source here.
course policies
I’ve had a policy against high fives – which I reconsidered my first year here. That turned out to be a mistake once. Won’t go into it here – but ask me in class and we might role play it…
Teaching
What is teaching? Why does it matter? How should it be done?
Trains – the ole 844 steamer
I’ve long had a soft spot for trains. These images come from the UPRR Facebook site. I voted to get them to come through Topeka/ KC with this classic steam engine (the 844). I didn’t have a chance to see…
France ’96;
Came across some long lost photos doing some spring cleaning. Thought I’d lost them. Can’t believe it was around 15 years ago. I remember wine in France was cheaper than bottled water – though that may have been a thin…
day trip
A special thanks to the bloggers in Comp 1 who turned me on to Deanna Rose farmstead for children. And thanks to my wife, who takes much better pictures than I. We really like this place – and I can’t…