A chair and pizza. That’s what I was thinking about as I tried to take my mind off this punishing south Georgia outdoor sauna I was plodding through this early pre-dawn morning. Sounds like a weird combination, doesn’t it? Don’t blame me. I didn’t put the two together. One of my non-traditional students, Lilli, did [...]
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I can understand the public’s misconception about tenure. There are times I have doubts about whether it has outlived its usefulness. There are times I feel uncomfortable having what seems at a quick glance a life-time guarantee of a job without any accountability of performance in a time of such drastic and rapid change, and [...]
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Anna and Kathy: I don’t think it is a matter of technique per se. In that realm what works for me may or not be successful for another. The essential point is that there is a learning objective, a meaning and purpose to the”madness.” And, Kathy, I don’t think it is a matter of bribery. [...]
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Well, I just came in from an interesting walk wondering if mosquitos and gnats sleep. I don’t think they do. They, the 77 degree heat, and 97 percent humidity are an unholy trinity–even at 4:45 in the morning–that ordinarily would make walking the darkened streets at this time of year anything but fun and games. [...]
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