sarameg,
I empathize with your father. I've had some doozy of students myself. I had to put on my syllabus (for a graduate class) that checking their email during class is disruptive.
My classes are small (less than 12 students)
I just think it's rather odd that a nation that prides itself on its virility should feel compelled to strap on forty pounds of protective gear just in order to play rugby.
Giles ,'Beneath You'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
le nubian - Jan 15, 2006 4:08:01 pm PST #226 of 10002
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
JenP - Jan 15, 2006 4:09:06 pm PST #227 of 10002
24: Damn, he killed China Beach Guy. I like him. I was hoping he'd be around for a while. Oh, well .
I have decided that I don't trust Logan's right-hand man (not Mike, but the other guy). ETA: Walt .
I love Jean Smart! So happy she's on the show .
Kat - Jan 15, 2006 4:09:49 pm PST #228 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
YAY for an Allyson.
t sheepish
I check my email during class. But I also take notes on my computer which is probably distracting.
Jesse - Jan 15, 2006 4:15:28 pm PST #229 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
One of my friends often does work for her job in class, among other things -- finally one of our professors asked if she was taking verbatim notes.
§ ita § - Jan 15, 2006 4:15:56 pm PST #230 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm watching Y Tu Mama Tambien, which made me realise that that YA novel I've been looking for all this time didn't feature a cardboard cutout of Che Guevara, but of Emiliano Zapata. So much easier to google now.
Hey, Kat--you ever taught any Frank Bonham?
msbelle - Jan 15, 2006 4:16:34 pm PST #231 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I decided on these shoes in cherry: [link]
Kat - Jan 15, 2006 4:19:34 pm PST #232 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
ita, I've had students read Durango Street, but I've not read it. My whole class novels are rare these days and tend to be plays more than novels.
Those shoes are cute, msbelle!
msbelle - Jan 15, 2006 4:21:01 pm PST #233 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I know! and only $30!
brenda m - Jan 15, 2006 4:22:12 pm PST #234 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oh, pretty shoes. And cheap!
Kat - Jan 15, 2006 4:22:44 pm PST #235 of 10002
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Good buy!
We rode our bikes around Santa Monica today and I stopped at Lucy. We bought 2 long sleeved shirts, 3 pairs of yoga pants, 1 pair of socks, a timbuk2 bag, 2 camisoles for less than $100. CRAXY.