Hugs and job ~ma for you, Erin.
I am also contemplating going back to get my doctorate.
I'm on this path as well. Starting to investigate what could be an amazing dissertation topic that would be a look at theatre and race issues in a specific little known of roadside attraction that was near here in the 1940's.
No nightmares, no migraines, no panic attacks, no suicidal ideations and a general sense of being happy and excited when I wake up. MUCH the hell better. Right choice.
So happy to hear this.
Oh, the calculus course that I'm TAing this semester is using WebAssign for certain homework assignments. It's a web-based system that lets the students see the homework problems on the screen, enter their answers, and immediately be told whether they're right or wrong, with a few chances to try again for the right answer. And it records all their scores so that they can be averaged into their final grade. (There are some problems that won't work with just entering an answer, so there are some written assignments, too, but a lot less grading than usual.)
I'm kind of iffy on this system. I can see both good and bad sides of it. Also, the design is horrible -- nothing is where you'd expect it to be.
But anyway. It costs something like $15 per semester for each student to use it. That's supposed to be included in the textbook price -- the textbook comes with a card with an access code. Judging by the number of "I can't find my access code" emails I've gotten today, I think the bookstore ordered the edition without the access code card.
My application essay would look something like this, unfortunately: I wanna read books and talk about 'em, and stuff.
Definite cogitation needed!
Yeah, I've only been using WebAssign for two days, and it's already irritating me.
From an educational standpoint, I can see that it could be a good idea, maybe. I can see pluses and minuses. From a program design standpoint, it's horrible. Worse than Blackboard. (Which we're also using, but I've pretty much learned by now where everything is there.)
Someone tell me to stop watching the RNC before either my eyes roll out of my head or I throw my TV out the window.
sj, stop watching the RNC! It will give you dain bramage!
Oh, Sean. I'm vibing as hard as I can.
{{{Sean}}} and {{{S}}}. I'm vibing so hard, something somewhere is registering seismic activity.
