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"The faculty/student nonagression pact"
From a 2004 review by George Leef of Patrick Allitt’s book I’m the Teacher, You’re the Student: [M]atters might improve considerably if the rest of the faculty were also fighting aga… more »
Casting Out Nines
"The faculty/student nonagression pact"
Robert wrote 11 hours ago: From a 2004 review by George Leef of Patrick Allitt’s book I’m the Teacher, You’re … more »
Getting fired for helping students?
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Robert wrote 3 days ago: When you’re teaching a class and students are having trouble understanding the textbook, usual … more »
Updated Teaching Statement
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Robert wrote 1 week ago: Some time ago, I posted a very skeletal outline of a new Statement of Teaching Philosophy and got so … more »
Skipping class
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Robert wrote 2 weeks ago: Good quote about attendance via Study Hacks: “The following are valid excuses for skipping class: … more »
Letting teaching and research feed each other
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Robert wrote 3 weeks ago: Good article here at the Chronicle on balancing teaching with research, from a neuroscience professo … more »
If I were the university president... (v. 2)
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Robert wrote 3 weeks ago: …then I might be driven to drink because of the job stress, but I don’t think I would dr … more »
If I were the university president...
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Robert wrote 3 weeks ago: UPDATE Monday, July 7: This blog post was picked up by the student newspaper at the University of To … more »
Observation
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Robert wrote 1 month ago: I’m looking back over my statements of teaching philosophy from 2001 (when I was searching for … more »
Skeletal form of my new Teaching Statement
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Robert wrote 1 month ago: A few posts back I mentioned that I was working on my statement of teaching philosophy. Here’s … more »
Summer calculus tidbits
Robert wrote 1 month ago: So I started my summer calculus class yesterday, which meets three nights a week from 5:30-7:45 PM a … more »
Simul kids et adults
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Robert wrote 1 month ago: I’m working on updating some of my professional documents, including my curriculum vitae and m … more »
Show and tell
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Robert wrote 2 months ago: Today, my 4-year old (who goes by “L” here) is “Student of the Day” at her M … more »
When students fail, who's responsible?
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Robert wrote 2 months ago: This story out of Norfolk State University has been lighting up the internet in general and the edu- … more »
Friedman gets a pie in the face
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Robert wrote 3 months ago: Seems like it’s been ages since we’ve heard of crazed left-wing university students thro … more »
The Pope's message to academia
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Robert wrote 3 months ago: Some quotes from the Inside Higher Ed article: “At times, however, the value of the Church’s con … more »
In memoriam: John Wheeler
Robert wrote 3 months ago: John Archibald Wheeler — a giant in the world of physics, colleague of Einstein, teacher/mento … more »
Valpo looking for new pastor; women only, please
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Robert wrote 3 months ago: Valparaiso University is seeking a new pastor for its campus. If you want the job, though, you have … more »
Handling academic dishonesty
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Robert wrote 3 months ago: Virusdoc, always the prolific commenter, has left another comment that raises the issue of how a pro … more »
I'll say it again:
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Robert wrote 3 months ago: Academic dishonesty is not only easy to catch, it’s a horrible miscarriage of the mutual trust … more »
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