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Monthly Archives: September 2011
This post has no title, just words and some pictures.
I have never thought of myself as a ‘rebel’ or ‘rule-breaker.’ In fact, I always saw myself as someone who quite carefully made sure she followed instructions and didn’t draw any attention to herself so as not to be a … Continue reading
Posted in Linkage
Tagged gargoyles, hiking, link orgy, lomography, randomness, rule breaking, street photography, Versatile Blogger
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Fuggetaboutit!
I’m getting bolder as I age. Because of this, there will be several things happening in today’s blog that are completely uncharacteristic of me. The first is launching myself into a current ‘hot topic’ while it’s still…you know…hot. It’s not … Continue reading
I get around.
Well, now I have the Beach Boys stuck in my head. As I struggle to re-acclimate myself to a full teaching schedule this Fall semester, I feel like a total blog slacker. And yet somehow, much to my surprise, I … Continue reading
The tween students.
The school year has begun and true to form, September is already passing quickly. Students as well as teachers are still sorting out their routines, their schedules, and their roles on campus for the next four months. This is an … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Teaching, Writing
Tagged community college, d/Deaf students, ESL, Jamaican students, non-standard English, placement, remedial writing, tweens, writing
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Strength and fragility.
This was the headline from the Herald-Tribune, September 11, 2001: “Fragile Beauty Under Assault”. It was an article about coral reefs which seemed interesting to me when I bought the paper that morning in Braga, Portugal. Later that day, it … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Perhaps many people who have spent their lives on an academic schedule would agree that the advent of September and Labor Day weekend feels like New Year’s Eve. We all have brand new things: new clothes and shoes, clean notebooks, … Continue reading →