We’re into the second week of the semester and…

…I’m already behind. You’re right when you say with a little bit of jealousy “Teachers have so much time off,” but I should tell you something about that time off: You use that time off — if you’re smart — preparing for the next semester, or finishing up your grading from the previous semester. There’s …

On being grateful…

…I am wiped out, truly and totally. We are nearing the end of the semester, and I am either grading, thinking about grading, or wondering why I assigned so much so that I would have to do all this grading. But last night, as everyone was heading home and I was holed up in my …