September 27, 2010

  • English110.

    a) Any P1.5 questions? I can look at specific things after class; remember that P1.5. is due to the Dropbox by midnight tonight!
    b) Intro to P2 w/handout. Become an expert!
    c) Video of Sir Ken Robinson. Talks about passion and organic learning and nonconformist education. Perfect connection to P2.
    d) Sign Up Topic Sheet.
    e) What's due for Monday, Oct. 4? My Words and some Library-based stuff.

    Dear Syllabus: How can I get students to READ you? Hmph. I wish the students could download you to their brains, as if we all had USBs that connected  behind our ears. Or something like that. In fact, I think I told Bill (a.k.a. Dr. Shay) today that I need extra memory to remember EVERYONE's names. It's not balanced. Students have 1-7 professors' names to recall; I have 100+ students each semester.
    Beyond all that, I had a good student ask me if I'd have the profiles (due tonight) graded by Wednesday. This is covered in the syllabus (give me two weeks, everybody!). And, another good student questioned the need for a doc's note. The doc's note thing is there, in the syllabus, for a reason; if I didn't ask for a note, everyone and their grandma's dog would just claim to be sick. On a Friday. I know I would.