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The End of the World as We Know It

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Yesterday was the California Shake-Out. This feels like a statewide acknowledgment that the world really will end in 2012 (the year that the Mayan calendar ends), and it'll be because of "The Big One." The web site for the California Shake-Out tells...

Affirmative Action Grading Crime Scenes

by Nicholas Stix When people think of criminals, they usually conjure up images of street muggers, carjackers, and stock swindlers. They need to add to that rogues’ gallery, images of.

I Acted Like a Complete Jerk to my Students Just to Prove a Point

I belittled one student by criticizing him in front of others. I favored another student by telling other students they should be more like her. I responded impatiently to questions..

Legally Armed Students in Your Classrooms: Ready or Not Here They Come

By Elaine Godfrey A professor emeritus at the University of Texas at Austin very publicly quitearlier this month in response to a new state law that allows students to bring their handguns into all classrooms and offices — including his 500-person introductory economics lectures. The...

Professor Procrastination—The Fine Art of Cleaning the Fridge While "Grading"

by Linda Lyle Procrastination is the art of putting off until tomorrow what you don’t want to do today by doing something less distasteful. Usually, people put things off by.