Sunday, November 30, 2008

All of the Responsibilities, None of the Fun

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Since I started my "job" as online instructor I have realized that this function has several inherent problems, particularly for a...
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Going Back Home

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We're going home now and in 3.5 hours we should be there. I will probably have to stay up all night grading. Well...it's OK, it'...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Spoiler

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Before the day ends... I just wanted to register a complaint. I'm not enjoying the online gig because it's so time consuming and dem...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

Cooking, Eating, and... Grading

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The Menu Vegetarian Dinner Roast Gravy Salad * White Rice (Brazilian style) Vegetables (brussel sprouts, green beans, broccoli) Roasted pota...
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

"The Boy Who Likes Machines" Attacks

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Again. Remember the end of this post ? Well, before I forget this story, and it is no longer of any relevance or immediacy, I wanted to shar...
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Thanksgiving Tradition - Seven Years and Counting

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In 2001, K's second brother, "K2" and his wife D came to the U.S. to study. His two younger brothers, "K3 and K4*" w...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Random Bullet Point Edition Updates

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I almost made it to before midnight, but not quite... again... This online thing is just overwhelmingly involved. I don't want to talk a...
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Monday, November 24, 2008

The Worst Part of Teaching

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Nope, it's not grading, although in a sense it is. It's getting negative feedback from students about the grading. Complaints about ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Grading, Grading, Grading

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That's what I've been doing like crazy... and that's why I've got to tweak with Blogger so I can pretend again that I posted...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

I Still Think that English is More Useful

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Thanks for all your thoughtful responses to the semi-angsty, half deprecatory previous post . There are several other reasons for the "...
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Friday, November 21, 2008

That Useless PhD

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You know, you must look at the last words in my current blog tagline* and think that I am certainly exaggerating, but, friends, I am not. It...
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Four Great Years

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So, I've been blogging for four years and, once more, because of NaBloPoMo, I forgot to post on 11/14, this blog's anniversary. I st...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

TokBox Live Video-- Blog Tour

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As a user of live video online communication for over 10 years I think I'm a good candidate to provide an unbiased review of a new easy ...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Thinking... but not Posting

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On the drive back home (I did a "detour" across the Delaware river to New Jersey and back to buy some Brazilian groceries and, in ...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Going to Philadelphia...

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... to spend the night. Because tomorrow I am going to visit another school and observe their K-2 classroom. I have friends who live 12 minu...
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Excited!/ Gender Gap

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I'm excited about my online teaching, actually, and that makes me feel so relieved! I suspect that I will enjoy it greatly because I jus...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

Here I Go

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So, tomorrow, I begin my new "career" as an online facilitator/instructor and I'm glad to report that my attitude has improved...
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Friday, November 14, 2008

When Thriftiness Becomes a Way of Life or... Why I'm Afraid of Money

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I have wanted to write this post for a year now (and I began it last February) because in Nov/Dec of 2007 two of my favorite blogging friend...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Working... Crazy Weekend Ahead

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Sigh... Late again for today's NaBloPoMo's post... Because I'm getting ready to teach next week. And getting ready to have tons ...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

A Luna Bar in the Car

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This is what my breakfast has been lately, either a Luna Bar (not even the breakfast ones , I don't like those too much. Actually, the o...