tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post8737824393144884898..comments2023-10-08T05:00:23.559-04:00Comments on Clarissa's Blog: Bye-bye, My Syllabi!Clarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-11742689282802105062011-02-01T20:46:08.750-05:002011-02-01T20:46:08.750-05:00I wonder if it will get much better tomorrow.I wonder if it will get much better tomorrow.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-9015116019894476282011-02-01T20:31:20.699-05:002011-02-01T20:31:20.699-05:00On the Missouri side of the river, the roads are &...On the Missouri side of the river, the roads are "black ice" (can't see easily). Every non-emergent service is closed for a day.NancyPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-78130180034548473882011-02-01T20:28:01.455-05:002011-02-01T20:28:01.455-05:00When I studied in Salamanca, that was the coolest ...When I studied in Salamanca, that was the coolest quote/piece of history I heard from my program coordinator.<br /><br />There's something to be said about being unflappable when bad things come along.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-83598429869289882172011-02-01T18:35:25.228-05:002011-02-01T18:35:25.228-05:00Oh... Even if I love teaching more than anything e...Oh... Even if I love teaching more than anything else I wish classes were cancelled here once in a while. I could focus on my research for a couple of extra hours!<br /><br />In the last 30 years we only cancelled one day of class, during the 1998 ice storm. So even if 30 centimeters of snow will fall on our heads tonight I will still be in class tomorrow teaching la convivencia de las culturas en la Espanha medieval.<br /><br />Ol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-28706247955653799092011-02-01T11:47:36.048-05:002011-02-01T11:47:36.048-05:00"Reading the works only takes you so far - th..."Reading the works only takes you so far - the discussion/interaction is where the learning will take place."<br /><br />-Exactly! The course is difficult. I need to be able to take students through it. <br /><br />"We are always given the option of rescheduling classes missed because of weather. Soem faculty take advantage of it; some do not. Have you asked about whether you can do this?"<br /><br />-This always becomes very complicated because all of our students work and most of them commute. There needs to be a time when they all can meet, and it's very hard to get that to happen.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-29809943385701990722011-02-01T11:44:00.571-05:002011-02-01T11:44:00.571-05:00Don Maclean references. Love it :)
Sorry to hea...Don Maclean references. Love it :)<br /><br /><br />Sorry to hear your syllabus is in a shambles. More than any other field, literature may suffer the most from disruptions. Reading the works only takes you so far - the discussion/interaction is where the learning will take place.Patricknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3164556861454970487.post-25276401440276016092011-02-01T11:43:17.085-05:002011-02-01T11:43:17.085-05:00We are always given the option of rescheduling cla...We are always given the option of rescheduling classes missed because of weather. Soem faculty take advantage of it; some do not. Have you asked about whether you can do this?Pagan Topologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611788563582362688noreply@blogger.com