Ah, November. It brings with it crisp fall air, leaves changing colors, a hint of holiday cheer around the corner… and students who invariably open conversations with whatdoIneedtodotogetanA. It’s all one word in their vocabulary, you see, with no clear separation dividing the words. WhatdoIneedtodotogetanA? It’s usually uttered by students with whom you’ve had little [...]
One of the great things about teaching this new humanities class is that I get to talk with my students about things other than American History that interest me. Their reading for yesterday was from Cradle to Cradle and I took the opportunity to engage them in discussion about things and why we’re so driven [...]
I’m part of a group that’s teaching a new humanities class this semester, geared toward incoming freshmen. I’ve always had lots of freshmen in my classes, but never so many as with this class. And I’m astounded at what they don’t know. I probably say that every semester, because usually I’m astounded at what they [...]