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Today, I gave a midterm to my undergraduate class; I proctored it via a videoconferencing tool. Near the end, a student was red in the face and looked visibly upset. He conveyed that he was frustrated because he’d studied so hard and this was even harder than the previous exams. I’ve had this kid in…
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Today was an insanely busy day. Lots of Zoom meetings, from 9 to 7:30 (yep, after hours because of a personnel issue emergency). My butt and my chair are more intimate than any two living things have every been. I got three story rejections today (different stories), and one re-rejection of a story that had…
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https://twitter.com/janineannett/status/1328793205031268352?s=20 https://twitter.com/underthenettle/status/1328670184924700674?s=20 Simply amazing they couldn't figure it out. pic.twitter.com/MLuf7DIxOo — Baker (@TheRyanBaker) November 17, 2020 https://twitter.com/xx_Symmetry/status/1328758579084537863?s=20 This is literally the best thing I’ve ever read #kidlit Donald and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Election – McSweeney’s Internet Tendency https://t.co/Fvip6F8q4p — Robin 🌈🦈 (@sf_robin) November 17, 2020 pic.twitter.com/CX6CYUwtz6 — Lindz McLeod (@lindzmcleod) November…
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Those of you who’ve been following this blog awhile are familiar with the ups and downs of my attitude toward work, coupled with midlife-crisis musings. The thing is, when I look at my posts from even two or three years ago, I can’t believe how invested I was in my work. And, on good days,…
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Bleurgh, indeed. I worked all weekend and am understandably exhausted now that the new week has started. This is the part of the semester when I get really angry over all the things I have to do, and I am doubly pissed because I swear there is more service now, in the middle of the…
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Sorry folks, I’ve been working nonstop through the weekend. *insert weeping-face emoji* Here is some levity.
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A friend of the blog has a thought-provoking long essay on the challenges of teaching students who lack the necessary math skills, but want to get a degree in a math-heavy major. Teaching Physics to the Mathless
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Today was nuts. Many meetings for service and mentoring, family obligations, people just generally needing stuff… Hubs and I had our wills done; today was the ceremonious signing in front of a witness. (For someone whose job has nothing to do with law, I sure know a lot of lawyers. Met a bunch (a big…
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I unofficially measure how busy and pulled in every direction I am by the daily number of almosts. Here is an example: I get an email from a student, decide what I will write back, maybe even draft it, then get pulled away by another email, or one of my kids needing something, or having…
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Sometimes I feel like I grownup. Usually when I achieve something on behalf of my kids or my students. Other times, I feel like such an infant. This involves being in a position of some authority — chair of a committee, for example. I feel like I am a kid wearing Dad’s shoes. Like someone…
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