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So you are a grad student? I see that you're also married. Is it difficult being married and going to grad school?
How do you pay for school?
Sorry for all the questions, just curious, as I'm trying to figure out whta it might be like... my email is eladio.bobadilla@gmail.com, anything you can tell me would be appreciated!
Eladio.
I'll bet that today you miss the weather in Tucson!
Today, and only for the last 120 days.
satire
Your job must be going fairly well; you haven't been blogging about it. How 'bout an update? I'm between quarters, already looking forward to spring and summer.
Work is going well. The end of the quarter comes fast. I've got research papers to have students write -- I'm making them "stunted" a bit (lessen the pain).
I started the semester without much real preparation or understanding. At UofA, I would assign readings in American lit, do a 10-minute lecture with a powerpoint, read them in class, lead discussion, then have students write papers about the readings, or the "classic" American film I'd show them.
That model just can't work here. I spent the first part of the quarter using my "greatest hits" teaching sessions -- clips from Pretty Woman, Apocalypse Now, "Barbie Doll" poem by Marge Piercy, "Red Wheelbarrow" by W.C.Williams, that old student paper of yours, "My Best Friend."
Lately I've been making inroads to follow the textbooks more, but it's a little late.
However, I've been managing to keep students relatively engaged in long four-hour blocks, or at least it feels like it. I make them close their laptops, which is a constant pain, but I do it.
I'm getting to be a better teacher, I am sure. And I enjoy it a lot.
We'll talk more about this stuff over Christmas, when I too will have time off. Currently I've got four more weeks of classes to teach. And my college demands a 24-hour final grade turnover time!
Best,
Adam
I started the semester without much real preparation or understanding. At UofA, I would assign readings in American lit, do a 10-minute lecture with a powerpoint, read them in class, lead discussion, then have students write papers about the readings, or the "classic" American film I'd show them.
That model just can't work here. I spent the first part of the quarter using my "greatest hits" teaching sessions -- clips from Pretty Woman, Apocalypse Now, "Barbie Doll" poem by Marge Piercy, "Red Wheelbarrow" by W.C.Williams, that old student paper of yours, "My Best Friend."
Lately I've been making inroads to follow the textbooks more, but it's a little late.
However, I've been managing to keep students relatively engaged in long four-hour blocks, or at least it feels like it. I make them close their laptops, which is a constant pain, but I do it.
I'm getting to be a better teacher, I am sure. And I enjoy it a lot.
We'll talk more about this stuff over Christmas, when I too will have time off. Currently I've got four more weeks of classes to teach. And my college demands a 24-hour final grade turnover time!
Best,
Adam
Happy Birthday, My Friend! And Many Many More! Love You --
Robert
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Re: :( - (((hugs))) it certainly does take time for adjustment. my 3 older kids all moved out on the same day...
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