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Analysis
Some of you were curious if the man in the slideshow in my previous post is me. Alas, no. That’s...
Ask the Administrator: Crossing Over to the Dark Side
A longtime reader writes: I'm the math department chair of a high school. I waspromoted from within. I recognize that...
And Why Not?
Sometimes, when you've finished reading 56,000 exams, you have to take a break and go see a big concrete chicken...
Ask the Administrator: "Excuse Me, I'm Right Here!"
A new correspondent writes: As a newbie adjunct, I have a question about propriety. At my Community College, I regularly...
Keep 'Em Coming
Everyone focuses on neurasthenic high school juniors desperate to get into good colleges, but let's shift for a moment to...
Of Sameness
Here was my day, in a sentence: “The past of the character greatly contributes to the meaning of the novel...
Gossip
If I knew the literature well enough, I'd start developing a theory of academic gossip. As it is, I'm stuck...
Bad Idea in the Bay State
According to this article in the Boston Globe, Gov. Patrick is considering a plan to make community colleges in Massachusetts...