Once again, an academic semester is lurching and staggering to a close. I must admit that I am not certain what has happened to secondary education the past decade but when you have 125 freshman composition students and less than 20 actually did a research paper at any point in their previous academic lives, I must grieve for tomorrows leadership today.
And, to quote one of my students, "so what's with this attendance policy thing...is that bogus crap or what?" Well, I suppose it could be viewed that way. I know that, personally, I get tired of calling out the same names to the same empty desks session after session only to have the little darling show up weeks before finals with a fist-full of scrap paper that they call their assignments and want to get an "A" because they mystically appeared in the classroom.
Perhaps we, as parents, are to blame for attempting to make life too simple and easy for your children. Perhaps the lack of responsibility comes from our trying to protect them from the real world instead of letting them get the realities of life kicked into them. Perhaps I'm just getting disenchanted with the whole thing.
But at least I have a job.
Friday, April 07, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
A new year, a new concept, a new something or other
Sorry about being lax in updating. Things have been "interesting" the past 30 or so days.
First, the holidays were great. Everyone but Chris and Chaz and Pat made it home for the main holiday and we're expecting them for the 20th anniversary rededication this year so we'll get to see them then. We miss them, wish they were closer so we could spend more time with them.
Second, more doctors appointments. I've got a tendon in my Right leg that is so damaged that its not fixable, I just have to live with it and lemme tell ya, waking up at 0200 feeling like someone has opened up the skin and poured in molten lead is not as much fun as it sounds!
Linda has bronchitis that was caught just in time to keep it from turning into pneumonia. This is a great topper for her having finished her Masters in Clinical Psychology and venturiing out into the wide world of head-shrinking. If she could sleep through the coughing she'd be fine.
Classes are, well, classes. You teach, you hope they learn. The way I teach composition its all structure anyway, so what's to go wrong?
We miss the extended family and hope everyone is well.
Oh, on the game front: discovered a new game! Munchkin!! what a wonderfully silly game! Everyone should try it.
First, the holidays were great. Everyone but Chris and Chaz and Pat made it home for the main holiday and we're expecting them for the 20th anniversary rededication this year so we'll get to see them then. We miss them, wish they were closer so we could spend more time with them.
Second, more doctors appointments. I've got a tendon in my Right leg that is so damaged that its not fixable, I just have to live with it and lemme tell ya, waking up at 0200 feeling like someone has opened up the skin and poured in molten lead is not as much fun as it sounds!
Linda has bronchitis that was caught just in time to keep it from turning into pneumonia. This is a great topper for her having finished her Masters in Clinical Psychology and venturiing out into the wide world of head-shrinking. If she could sleep through the coughing she'd be fine.
Classes are, well, classes. You teach, you hope they learn. The way I teach composition its all structure anyway, so what's to go wrong?
We miss the extended family and hope everyone is well.
Oh, on the game front: discovered a new game! Munchkin!! what a wonderfully silly game! Everyone should try it.
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