Monthly Archives: November 2009

Being available, with limits

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

It seems a series on teaching issues is emerging here. The purpose of the series is to help you gain some perspective on how you spend your teaching time and whether there are things you could try that would give … Continue reading →

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Start thinking about your post-doc now

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

Are you within 12 – 18 months of finishing your dissertation? I know that’s a hard question. And you can’t really know with any certainty. But do you feel like you are approaching the end of this process? One possible … Continue reading →

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Other sources of teaching-related stress

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

In my last post I suggested that teaching might be taking up more time than it needs because you are using more preparation to deal with anxiety. In that post, I talked about the anxiety caused by insufficient or inappropriate … Continue reading →

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Is teaching pushing everything else out?

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

Teaching is an important part of your job. And you are committed to doing it well. At the same time, you often resent how much time it takes. And feel like you really wish you had more time for research … Continue reading →

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Why is it so hard to write a 30-word summary of my book?

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Jo VanEvery

So, I’m hanging out on Twitter the other day and this question came up. My initial answer was “Because you are too close to it?” In other words, when you have just written a whole book, it is perfectly normal … Continue reading →

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