This ‘covenant’ a friend shared with me this summer, seems as good a start to the academic year as any. I hope that you all can achieve all of these things.
You can do it… if you get started. The key is starting.
It’s not the holiday season I’m referring to. No, I’m referring to the season of student inquiries, lack of preparation, general disrespect, and teacher/professor burnout. I give you “Did I Miss Anything?” by Tom Wayman. Did I Miss Anything? Nothing. … Continue reading
I know it’s dangerous to post this as we begin the final weeks of the semester, but this is when we need to remember it most. We can only do our best to control our own lives, thoughts, bodies– and … Continue reading
There’s a lot of talk and action here in Columbia, about and around the University of Missouri and recent calls for University President Wolfe and Chancellor Loftin to resign or be removed. In the coming days, we must listen instead … Continue reading
1 October 2015 Senator Claire McCaskill, Senator Roy Blunt, and Representative Vicki Hartzler, I am your constituent. This fall marks my eleventh year living in the state of Missouri. Today marks the 41st time there has been a shooting at … Continue reading
Oh what to say on this Sunday morning? I could say that I’m tired and worn from the stresses of a career in education. I could say that the spite of strangers can make a person cry. I could say … Continue reading
For all of my students, far and wide, now and then.
This pretty much explains what it means to be a student. Plan accordingly.
