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On sex and Navy SEALs

January 13, 2012emily No Comments »

Or maybe sex with Navy SEALs, I’m not sure. I’m teaching a Women’s Studies class this semester and so far, it’s been… interesting. It’s still the first week, so I’m trying hard not to make any judgments about the class overall and, at the same time, embrace the differences between History and Women’s Studies. But, [...]

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Lowest Common Denominator

November 28, 2011emily No Comments »

I’ve said before that teaching can be the most rewarding but also the most frustrating undertaking. There are some students who are so eager, so diligent, so interested and engaged, that they are a joy to have in the classroom. But there are others who need to be brought along much, much more. They are [...]

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Late

November 16, 2011emily No Comments »

I’m late getting home from teaching my morning class and I can’t believe the reason for it myself. We were in the middle of talking about the 1857 Dred Scott v. Sanford decision when we ran out of class time. I told my students we’d have to pick up on Friday where we left off, [...]

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