Rough Theory

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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Intersecting Interests

5 Comments Posted by on March 17, 2009

There are certain kinds of family interactions that I sort of wonder: how often does this happen in other households? My five-year old son has been playing tonight with some whiteboard markers and an eraser I brought home from university. A few minutes ago, he plonked his whiteboard down beside me and asked: “Mummy? Can [...]

Family, Overheard

The Things You Don’t Expect

2 Comments Posted by on March 11, 2009

One of the things that keeps teaching interesting – and, occasionally, makes it a little too interesting – is watching the often truly bizarre and unpredictable things that happen to the best-made plans, once they are let loose into the wilds of the classroom…

Teaching

Email (mis)Management

4 Comments Posted by on March 11, 2009

I’ve just spent the better part of the last three days answering student emails. I’m responsible for some large courses this term and, due to the last-minute finalisation of my teaching schedule, my name is also attached in various ways to courses I’m not teaching, so I’m the proximate target for several hundred students trying [...]

Professional Life, Teaching

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