Nobody can give you an education
Nobody can give you an education; you have to take it. I just finished another term of teaching. Most students are outstanding to work with. They are intellectually engaged, they are inquisitive, and...
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We just finished up another term of classes and are now starting the next term. This morning I got my student evaluations from last term’s classes. Student commentary on most aspects of a course are...
View ArticleDo Students Care About Their Education Anymore?
Yesterday, we had our third student drop our class Seeing Nature: How Aristotle and Darwin Understood Nature and Human Society because the student was on track to get a B in the class. Let that soak...
View ArticleTell Us About Your Grading Practices & How You Set Grading Standards In Your...
I would like to invite you to join in our conversation, by posting a comment below about how you set grading standards in your class, and what you expect a student to do to meet each of those...
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