St. Louis
Joined December 2011
Great first class. The students in my Smart Start class all seem like really cool people.
Trying to absorb all the ideas in The Policy Paradox by Deborah Stone.
Got lots of interesting and useful info at the Adjunct Orientation event tonight.
Getting excited and getting ready. If the "magic number" is still 12, both my English classes will make. If it has risen to 15, we'll see.
Glad to see that more students are enrolling in my classes this week.
Students, this is where I sit after midnight grading your papers.
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I'm all caught up on grading papers... Tonight I listened to @PattonOswalt 's book on Audible.com... Made me laugh. Made me think.
Most of us say "Ima," but we need use "I will" when we are writing for English class. languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nl…
“If you say absolutely no Facebook or texting, you are cutting off an important relationship with students.” schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.c…
It is 2012 and there are still people who want to ban books. I can't believe it. remezcla.com/2012/latin/read…
Yet another example of how the conventions of grammar are constantly changing. mediabistro.com/galleycat/ox…
Grammar is a controversial topic. I'm not much for grammar rules myself, but some English teachers are real sticklers. poynter.org/how-tos/newsgath…
Check out this Christmas tree made of books! booksource.com