Dr. Geeky Mom
I think I need to change the title of the blog now. I’m officially a Dr. Film at 11. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Defensive Stance
Read more: Defensive StanceI can’t believe it’s Friday already. In case you’re wondering where I disappeared to, I’ve been prepping for my defense. Also, work has been crazy busy. It’s been a mostly productive week, though I didn’t get everything I wanted to get done completed. I am kind of wigging out about the defense. There are parts…
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Why I am Not a Scientist, part 3
Read more: Why I am Not a Scientist, part 3Didn’t realize there was a part 3, did you? Here’s part 1 and part 2. College. Heading into college, I maintained equal interest in science and humanities. In fact, I’d scored exactly evenly on the SATs, which I’ve always found funny. I fully expected to major in English, but I still signed up for Intro…
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Why I am not a scientist: Part 2
Read more: Why I am not a scientist: Part 2Part 1 is here. Here I was in Middle School, interested in math and science, loving some aspects of science, but pulled for who knows what reason to pursue writing instead. Middle school was a confusing time. There was puberty to contend with and then there were boys. My diary from those days is filled…
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Why I am not a scientist: Part 1
Read more: Why I am not a scientist: Part 1When I was about 9, I declared I was going to be a writer. Specifically, I was going to be a poet. I wrote sing-song rhyming poems in school whenever I had the opportunity. I put together little books of poetry or whole stories in rhyme for my parents for Christmas, Mother’s Day and Father’s…
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What’s on deck?
Read more: What’s on deck?I have at least four blog posts brewing: thoughts on diversity, why I am not a scientist, more on faculty development. Probably something else will happen today that’s bloggable. Anyone else have ideas? Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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Typing in Boxes: Some reflections on Faculty Development
Read more: Typing in Boxes: Some reflections on Faculty DevelopmentLast week, exactly a week ago in fact, a faculty member from the education department and I led a workshop on Blackboard. Only, we tried not to talk about Blackboard very much. What we tried to talk about was teaching. Actually, we tried to get the faculty in the room to talk about teaching. And,…
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Getting Away
Read more: Getting AwayYesterday, we made a trip to a nearby arboretum. We went primarily to entertain my father-in-law and the kids. As we rounded the corner and the rose garden came into view, I found myself exclaiming at the beauty of it. I have never been much of a nature person. I appreciate it and want to…
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Tech Therapy?
Read more: Tech Therapy?I’m not sure how I feel about this announcement by the Chronicle. I mean, really, is technology so overwhelming that people need therapy to deal with it? I need therapy sometimes to deal with people’s lack of knowledge about technology. I have a more thoughtful post about some things I’ve been thinking about along these…
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Geeky Girl for President
Read more: Geeky Girl for PresidentConversation yesterday in the car: GG: Mom, how do we elect the president? Me: Well, you know when you go into that booth and vote for people? GG: Yeah. Me: Well, whoever gets the most votes wins. We do that for all our elections. (I decide not to discuss the electoral college and other finer…
