This time of year, when classes are over, but I haven’t yet graded, I start thinking about what I could have done differently. Inevitably, I think about the students I didn’t quite seem to reach, the ones I could have helped more. Inevitably, those are students at either end of the spectrum, the top and…

My day is not off to a good start. My car wouldn’t start. I was up too late. I’m freaking out a little over how much work I need to get done before Friday. I’m freaking out a little over writing my proposal. I have two more presents to buy and I need them to…

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I wish that we could all get up whenever we wanted, work our 7 or 8 hours or go to school, instead of following someone else’s idea of when school/work should start. I wish that school were not about tests and standards, but were actually about exploring and learning new things and helping kids find…

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This is why the GTD system is not working. Right now, there are two loads of laundry sitting next to the couch ready to be folded. There are two more up in the bedroom and there’s a fifth down in the dryer. Oh, and there’s a random basket of somewhat folded clothes in there too.…

Of course, after I write a post about being atheist, I put up the Christmas tree. We celebrate Christmas as a midwinter holiday. We have most of the trappings of a traditional Christmas. Santa comes to visit and stuffs the stockings and leaves presents. Most of our decorations, however, are decidedly secular: snowmen, santas (semi-secular?),…

I thought this might be an appropriate post for a Sunday. First, I want to say that my goals for raising my children generally are pretty complicated. I want them to be moral people, to be empathetic, to understand that what they do and say can affect people. There’s more but that’s the basics. First…

Okay, so have any of you used a library lately? Yeah, I know you have. I know Profgrrrrl has all kinds of issues with ILL. Obviously, writing a dissertation requires a little research. Before I answer the question, let me just share a couple of experiences. Keep in mind, I’m a skilled researcher with years…

Linda Hirshman has an article in Inside Higher Ed today. I didn’t read her article in American Prospect, but read much of the commentary on it. I don’t entirely disagree with her conclusions that maybe men should do more housework and family care. I read The Second Shift. I read The Price of Motherhood. I…