Tag Archives: time management

You can ignore the grading

I had an interesting Twitter conversation with one of my readers the other day. She had been reading 19th Century newspapers all day. I congratulated her on spending a day doing research. She replied that it had been great. She … Continue reading

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Being available, with limits

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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Other sources of teaching-related stress

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?

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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Seeing Beyond Poopy Diapers Grading

It’s that time of year again. When all of a sudden your to-do list seems longer than it really should be and you wonder how it is all going to get done. And a big part of that to-do list … Continue reading

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