Instructional Indignancies

Recently I gave my students an exam. The students had spent all semester next to the same people, with whom they likely studied. So, the first thing I did for the exam was rearrange the classroom. I didn’t want people to be comfortable enough to cheat. I also encouraged students to spread out a little bit. Several seats were available in the back of the room.

Three students arrived late. I handed the first one a test and told him to sit in the front because one large gap was available there. I then handed tests to the other two and told them to go to the back of the classroom.

I Hate Mondays

And I owe a debt of gratitude to Jim Davis’ Garfield.

Monday, just over a week ago, I had a series of unfortunate and horrific events. They all started Monday morning when I went to work and forgot to take my benefits documentation with me.

I started a new job at the beginning of last month. As with most companies, they gave me about 30 days to make a decision with regard to my opt-in benefits. However, my wife and I have been incredibly busy this last month. We had not taken any time to consider our options, and, despite an email reminder the Friday before, I forgot to look at the documentation over the weekend and bring it to work Monday morning.