Looking back, moving forward, and saying good-bye: Strategies for ending the semester

Stephanie Richter We tend to rush through final lectures, projects, papers, presentations, and exams at the end of a semester, trying to fit in everything we can before the final class session is over. Consider this all-too-familiar metaphor: Imagine an evening concert with a firm midnight curfew.  The opening number grabs the crowd’s attention. The middle part of the show is filled with improvised riffs, extended solos, and deep cuts—maybe even a break between sets. But as the night progresses the band starts playing faster and faster in an effort to “get through” their planned set list ahead of the […]