Category Archives: Education

Thoughts on teaching, teachers, learning, and homework.

Augusts

20 August 2012, 12:58 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Work

I have stood in front of a classroom as a teacher every August since. Until this August. Ten Augusts of starting a new school year as a teacher. This August, not by my choice, I’m not. It’s strange. I miss it. Keep reading →

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PhD Problems

27 July 2012, 10:11 am by Giggles
Categories: Education

Decreased cognitive functioning as a result of increased cranial mucus. … The idiot who checked the book out till January. Keep reading →

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Personal Progress Projects

3 July 2012, 7:08 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Family, Gospel, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Selecting what projects I was going to do has also been fun. Personal Progress should not be something big and extra outside of your normal life. It should be part of what you are already doing. … Proposing my dissertation, finishing quilts, organizing closets, compiling family records. Keep reading →

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Educated Prejudice

31 May 2012, 11:05 am by Giggles
Categories: Education

In my morning internet wanderings today I came across two articles, shared by two different friends, both about prejudice in academia – one at the college level, and the other at the pre-school level. Keep reading →

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Expect the idiot

5 May 2012, 12:46 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Work

It’s the end of the semester. And I’d actually be disappointed if I didn’t have at least one student send a frantic email asking what extra they could do to get an A, or can’t I round an 86 up to an A. Keep reading →

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Current steps to graduation

27 April 2012, 9:38 am by Giggles
Categories: Education

Here’s a reference of the steps I need to do before graduation and the approximate dates that some of them will be happening. Now you can stress about it with me! Keep reading →

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Third grade dissertations

11 April 2012, 10:43 am by Giggles
Categories: Education, Learn Something

I’ve been writing dissertations since elementary school! At this point each “paragraph” is multiple pages long, but it’s still the exact same format. Keep reading →

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