Monthly Archives: September 2008

links for 2008-09-30

The Big Picture | Ron Paul on the Bailout
(tags: videos bailout finance fed economics freemarkets)

Bailout follows the 10 normal principles for how our government functions - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com
"The economy and the markets are clearly in severe distress, and some form of Government action is needed. I don't think anyone denies that. But this […]

Developing Independent Learners

How do you both support a student and ensure they learn to learn on their own? How do you pick them up when they fall without teaching them they can always fall into a soft cushion of institutional culture? Maybe scaffolded instruction needs to be brought not just into individual classes but also into teaching […]

Wikified Lectures

As a new teacher I often feel like the proverbial blind squirrel, wandering around hoping I run into a nut. Today I ran into a nut, a really big one! And it tasted yummy.
Busy writing finals, which take me a long time to write for various reasons, I realized I had little time to prepare […]

My First Week of Teaching

Random thoughts after one week of teaching.

I love this job. I love every part of it, even the parts that make me crazy. I love the planning; I love the people; I love the learning; I love making my plans real every day; I love getting to know the students.
I’m exhausted. How do people teach […]