tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058746227345835383.post1790534368489935802..comments2023-09-30T02:26:59.647-06:00Comments on a minority report: ButterfliesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05059448249136281333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058746227345835383.post-29716477242976131942011-03-11T07:50:28.947-07:002011-03-11T07:50:28.947-07:00So... what's the next phase? How do I rescue m...So... what's the next phase? How do I rescue myself and my teaching from sliding into complacency and stodginess?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059448249136281333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058746227345835383.post-63828319051130142172011-03-10T17:32:06.065-07:002011-03-10T17:32:06.065-07:00I read your post with nodding in agreement. I too...I read your post with nodding in agreement. I too used to think that the day I lost my first day jitters would be the day I gave up teaching. But now what I hate about first days is how cared they are and that THEY DON'T LAUGH AT MY JOKES. Can you believe that? I've decided that what I need to do the first day of classes is to show video of former students laughing at my jokes; you know, put 'em on youtube or something. I just keep telling them they're gonna have fun, but they don't believe me. Maybe because it's usually business writing.<br />I'm glad you posted, Hamlet. It's good to read your words.Patricia Murphy, a resident ofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03875194491703769637noreply@blogger.com