When priorities and boundaries feel like cutting corners: Grading Edition
In my Planning classes I talk about the importance of defining your priorities and setting boundaries. An email from a client reminded me how hard that is in practice. This client was finding it hard...
View ArticleBeing available, with limits
There are all kinds of reasons why you need to be available to students outside the classroom. You have various means of enabling those students to ask questions outside of class time: Fixed hours when...
View ArticleHow much teaching preparation is enough?
Teaching is an important part of your job. You are committed to doing it well. At the same time, you often resent how much time it takes.You really wish you had more time for research than you do right...
View ArticleHow does teaching make you feel?
Seriously. Do you look forward to it? Or do you dread it? Or something in between? Be honest with yourself, even if that’s hard. You can’t change anything until you look the problem (if there is one)...
View ArticleDiscomfort, triggers, and pedagogy
I got into a discussion about trigger warnings on Twitter and realized that I have something to say about this. I have no answer to the question of whether they are a good thing or not in a general...
View ArticleYou were not a typical undergraduate student
You are a good teacher. You work hard to prepare classes that will enable your students to learn. And I bet you are frequently frustrated by those who don’t seem to do their part to benefit from that...
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Breathe
Image by Mae Chevrette used under license CC BY 2.0 In the spirit of my Learned from Yoga posts, I want to draw your attention to a recent post by Aimée Morrison, Let it breathe. An excerpt gives you a...
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