Every May for the last few years, I have felt the aftermath of the academic year press upon me. An exhaustion so heavy, that my usual ability to make decisions and respond to requests becomes paralyzed. I really thought this
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This past year hasn’t just been hard for students, it’s been hard for educators too. I recognized the challenge of motivation students must have experienced, and loss of connection they expressed with me, as I felt similarly but of course
After a hard few years in my job, this last semester before COVID-19 hit us, was going so well. I LOVED making changes to my teaching practice. I had found again what it was I enjoyed so much about teaching…watching
It’s time. My midlife crisis this summer about how I teach students is hitting the pavement Monday. I decided in the summer after attending a number of conferences and learning about active learning, that I was done with talking for
I have lived in a great office that had lots of potential but until recently, hadn’t taken the time to make it work best. Unfortunately a lot of this thought of redesigning started because of a few security issues that
The summary of the last academic year for me has been crisis. I have never felt so frustrated and it has turned me into someone I don’t want to be. I am restless. I am grumpy. I am tired. I