By Katt on Jun 22, 2008 in Basic Writing, Coffee Break, First Year Composition (FYC), Rhetorical Red Tape | 0 Comments
Thursday’s New York Times ran an editorial on standardized testing that demands some attention. They are calling for stronger curriculums in high schools and more focused standardized testing to demonstrate accomplishment in these areas. Just last month, the NY Times ran another article exposing the coaching of students that some schools do before their tests. [...]
By Katt on Apr 16, 2008 in Coffee Break | 0 Comments
Well, for most of us, we have about a month left before the end of the semester. Some of us are reaching that weary point of exhaustion and stress that always come with a mound of papers that won’t grade themselves, more classes to teach, and not enough energy to do both (and finish coursework [...]
By Katt on Apr 4, 2008 in Coffee Break, PikiWiki Project 2008 | 2 Comments
It’s nearly 3 A.M. I should be in bed. I should be completely exhausted, but I’m too busy feeling motivated to do anything resembling sleep. Why? I’ve finally figured out what I want to do with this mysterious and random “coffee break” section. It’s an inspiration that comes from my students So, from here on [...]
By Katt on Mar 24, 2008 in Coffee Break | 2 Comments
I’ve been hearing a lot about FreeRice lately and I thought that it would be interesting to see where I stood. So, I started the game this morning and in under 10 minutes I had made it through 10 bowls of rice and impressed myself with my vocabulary. So, I’ve decided to turn this into [...]
By Katt on Mar 15, 2008 in Coffee Break, TRC Notes | 0 Comments
I try to avoid posting on the weekends, but I don’t think this one can wait. Read on to share in my painful recollection of a bad day.
I got up Saturday morning ready to give my house the full Spring Break clean. I poured my coffee, sat down at the coffee table, booted my [...]
